DiscoverCertified: The CISSP PrepcastEpisode 5: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
Episode 5: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Episode 5: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Update: 2025-06-22
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Every cybersecurity professional must understand the CIA triad—confidentiality, integrity, and availability. These three pillars form the core of nearly every security strategy, policy, and control. In this episode, we break down what each term means, how they apply to real-world environments, and why balancing them is critical to risk management. You’ll learn how breaches in confidentiality, corruption of data integrity, or denial of availability can disrupt business operations and violate trust. This foundational concept is essential for mastering other topics across the CISSP domains.

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Episode 5: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Episode 5: The CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Dr. Jason Edwards