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Q20. Find the asset type (Hardware/Software/Data/Communication line) and securit

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Question

Q20. Find the asset type (Hardware/Software/Data/Communication line) and security properties (Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability) affected for the following statements:

Threat description

Asset

Security property affected

Some DLL Files are deleted from a computer that resulted in denial of access the computer by others.

You are an email recipient, but your email was being read by an unauthorized user when you left your computer desk for a brief period.

A virus modified an executable file causing it to throw an error when launching next time

NSA snooped your phone call record without your knowledge

You cannot reach the destination network through your personal computer due to a massive storm in the region.

Your computer hard disk got into flood water which had important personal files stored.

Threat description

Asset

Security property affected

Some DLL Files are deleted from a computer that resulted in denial of access the computer by others.

You are an email recipient, but your email was being read by an unauthorized user when you left your computer desk for a brief period.

A virus modified an executable file causing it to throw an error when launching next time

NSA snooped your phone call record without your knowledge

You cannot reach the destination network through your personal computer due to a massive storm in the region.

Your computer hard disk got into flood water which had important personal files stored.

Explanation / Answer

Some DLL Files are deleted from a computer that resulted in denial of access the computer by others.

Asset - DATA

Security property affected - Availability

You are an email recipient, but your email was being read by an unauthorized user when you left your computer desk for a brief period.

Asset - Communication line

Security property affected - Confidentiality

A virus modified an executable file causing it to throw an error when launching next time

Asset - Software

Security property affected-Integrity

NSA snooped your phone call record without your knowledge

Asset -Software

Security property affected -Confidentiality

You cannot reach the destination network through your personal computer due to a massive storm in the region.

Asset - Communication line

Security property affected -Integrity

Your computer hard disk got into flood water which had important personal files stored.

Asset -Hardware

Security property affected - Availability