Information Assurance protects information and information systems from which threats?

• A. Weather disruptions.
• B. Financial costs.
• C. Unauthorized access, modification, or destruction.
• D. Personnel shortages.

Answer: (C)

Protecting information and information systems against threats to confidentiality, integrity, and availability is what Information Assurance focuses on. When someone unauthorized gains access, data can be read or exploited, which breaks confidentiality. If data can be altered or tampered with, integrity is compromised. If data or systems become unavailable due to deletion, corruption, or disruption, availability suffers. Information Assurance uses controls like strong access management, authentication, data integrity checks, backups, and disaster recovery planning to counter these threats so that only authorized users can view data, data remains accurate and trustworthy, and services stay reachable when needed. Weather disruptions, financial costs, or personnel shortages can affect operations or security programs, but they aren’t the direct threats to information assets that Information Assurance is designed to counter.