Question

Rachel is investigating an information security incident that took place at the high school where she works. She suspects that students may have broken into the student records system and altered their grades. If correct, which one of the tenets of information security did this attack violate?

Answer 1

Integrity

Explanation:

The attackers violated the integrity of the student records system. Integrity of a system involves the protection of the system from unauthorized modification of data and in this scenario, the grades of students were changed as a result of the system breach and those the integrity of the system have been jeopardized.