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CISSP · Security and Risk Management
A retailer's e-commerce site is hit with a volumetric DDoS attack during a holiday sale, taking checkout offline for two hours. Which leg of the CIA triad was PRIMARILY violated?
- AAvailability
- BConfidentiality
- CIntegrity
- DAuthenticity
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Answer: A) Availability
A DDoS attack denies legitimate users access to a service; no data was disclosed or altered, so the primary impact is to availability.
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