CIA Triad vs real attacks: how hackers break confidentiality, integrity and availability (Security+)

How attackers target the CIA Triad

Cybersecurity isn’t just theory.

👉 Attackers actively try to break one or more elements of the CIA Triad:

• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Availability

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⚠️ Attack 1: Data breach

An attacker steals sensitive data.

👉 Impact:

• Confidentiality compromised

Examples:

• Stolen credentials
• Database leaks

⚠️ Attack 2: Data manipulation

An attacker changes information inside a system.

👉 Impact:

• Integrity compromised

Examples:

• Altered transactions
• Modified records

⚠️ Attack 3: DDoS attack

A website becomes unavailable.

👉 Impact:

• Availability compromised

⚠️ Attack 4: Ransomware

Files are encrypted and inaccessible.

👉 Impact:

• Availability
• Integrity

🎯 Exam mindset

Security+ questions often describe scenarios.

👉 You must identify:

• What happened
• Which CIA element is affected

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