What is the opposite of the CIA Triad in #cybersecurity? #cissp

 

disclose, alter, destroy

disclose, allow, deny

duplicate, allow, destroy

duped, allowed, mangled

 

We should probably start this reply with talking about what CIA should represent to the #cybersecurity professional.  CIA stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.  So what would be the opposite? The best answer is disclose, alter, destroy as Twitter had issues when I tried to put in Disclosure, Alteration, and Destruction.  Let’s look at each of these a little closer.

Disclosure is “the action of making new or secret information known.” So what does that sound like we would be circumventing?  You guessed it:  Confidentiality.  Disclosure is the enemy of Confidentiality.

Alteration is “the act or process of altering; the state of being altered.”  Okay, it is a rather sucky definition.  It would be better if it said something like the opposite of Integrity, or even using a word other than “altering” like maybe changing, but that is what Merriam-Webster came up with.  What we can gather from this definition is – Alteration is the opposite of Integrity.

Which brings us to our last opposite.  What could possibly be the opposite of Availability?  Believe it or not it is Destruction.  I know it doesn’t line up quite as nicely as Confidential to Disclosure or Integrity to Alteration, but it is what it is.  The opposite of Availability is Destruction.

So you may be thinking, “Is it critical that I know the opposites of the CIA triad?”  The answer lies in where you want your cybersecurity career to go.  Are you thinking of taking the CISSP certification exam?  ( I would guess you are if you are reading this. ) If so, then h*ll yes you need to know DAD.  ( Notice: that is the acronym for Disclosure, Alteration, Destruction. )  I have seen this on numerous practice tests.  So take a few minutes and know what the acronym DAD stands for.