The CIA Triad
The foundation of information security. Three pillars that protect every system, every network, and every piece of data in the digital world. Master these, and you master security.
C
CONFIDENTIALITY
I
INTEGRITY
A
AVAILABILITY
The Security Foundation
Confidentiality • Integrity • Availability
Every security control, every defense mechanism, every protection strategy
serves to uphold at least one of these three principles. When security fails,
it's because one of these pillars has been compromised.