CIA and Malware

Malware might harm any of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). Some malware types affect only one of these three, while others affect two or even all three.

Example: Ransomware might affect all three, while Spyware usually affects only one.

Fun class activity:

  1. Explain how Ransomware might affect (i) Confidentiality (ii) Integrity (iii) Availability.
  2. Which CIA principle is affected by Spyware? Why?
  3. Which CIA principle is affected by a Rabbit? Why?
These notes by Miriam Briskman are licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 and based on sources.