From the course: Cybersecurity Careers and Certifications
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An overview of cybersecurity key concepts
From the course: Cybersecurity Careers and Certifications
An overview of cybersecurity key concepts
- [Instructor] There are four key concepts you're likely to encounter in a cybersecurity career. I'll introduce CIA, best practices, defense in depth, and policy, standards, procedures, and guidelines in this video. If you're planning a career in the industry, the more you know about these concepts, the better. Let's start with concept of CIA, and know this isn't the Central Intelligence Agency. In the cybersecurity world, CIA stands for confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and may sometimes be referred to as the CIA triangle or CIA triad. It is an unusual to see job listings requiring applicants to have a fundamental understanding of CIA. CIA is often considered the foundational concept of cybersecurity because if you're missing any one of the components, the C, I, or A, you can't have strong security. In a nutshell, confidentiality refers to keeping secret information secret, integrity means protecting…
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