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confidentiality, integrity, and availability

nounverified· unreviewed·updated Oct 7, 2026

A triad of security practices that: (1) prohibit an unauthorized entity from accessing, creating, modifying, disclosing or destroying information; and (2) require information systems are operational when needed by authorized users.

MWENY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)

Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 3 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.

Classifications

Entity Type

Noun100%manual reviewI-079.cia_concept_noun
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Security objectives a requirement is written to meet, not a Requirement; a concept noun (Dorian, 2026-10-07; I-079)

Sensitivity

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?unassignedlast reviewed —

Information Class

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?unassignedlast reviewed —

Variants

synonym
confidentiality, integrity, availability
plural
confidentiality, integrity, and availabilities
possessive
confidentiality, integrity, and availability's
pluralpossessive
confidentiality, integrity, and availabilities'