Frequently Asked Questions
What does CIAN stand for?
Confidentiality - "Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information." A loss of confidentiality is the unauthorized disclosure of information.
Integrity - "Guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity." A loss of integrity is the unauthorized modification or destruction of information.
Availability - "Ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information." A loss of availability is the disruption of access to or use of information or an information system.
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Network - A system of two or more computers, terminals, and communications devices linked by wires, cables, or a telecommunications system in order to exchange data.
Why do I need network security?
- The 2007 E-Crime Watch Survey found that in cases where respondents could identify the perpetrator of an electronic crime, 31% were committed by insiders.
- In addition, 49% of respondents experienced at least one malicious, deliberate insider incident in the previous year.
- The Ponemon Institute reported this year the total average cost per company surveyed was more than $6.6 million per breach, up from $6.3 million in 2007 and $4.7 million in 2006.
- According to the SANS Institute, unpatched, unprotected computers connected to the internet are compromised in less than three days.