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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?

  1. AAvailability
  2. BConfidentiality
  3. CIntegrity
  4. 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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