ISC2 CC Security Principles Practice Question
A multinational corporation deploys redundant servers in geographically diverse data centers and uses a load balancer to distribute traffic. This setup primarily addresses which security concern?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Availability
Redundancy and load balancing ensure that systems remain accessible, supporting availability.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Availability
Why this is correct
Geographically dispersed redundant servers plus load balancing keep services reachable despite outages or attacks, directly satisfying the availability concern named in the stem. This redundancy addresses uptime rather than confidentiality or integrity, which encryption and hashing would respectively protect.
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Confidentiality
Why it's wrong here
Redundant servers and load balancing maintain service availability during failures or attacks, which is availability, not confidentiality. It is tempting because geographic distribution and traffic splitting feel like data-protection measures, yet confidentiality would require encryption and access controls on the stored data itself.
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Integrity
Why it's wrong here
Load balancing and geographic redundancy preserve uptime rather than detecting unauthorised modification of data, which is integrity. It is tempting because multiple server copies suggest data consistency, yet integrity specifically requires hashing, checksums or version controls to verify that stored records remain unaltered.
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Non-repudiation
Why it's wrong here
Non-repudiation requires cryptographic proof binding an action to a party, such as digital signatures or audit logs; redundancy and load balancing provide none. It is tempting because distributed servers generate traffic records, yet those logs prove nothing about which individual authorised a specific transaction.
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Key term
Availability
Availability is the measure of how often a system or service is operational and accessible when needed, typically expressed as a percentage of uptime.
Key term
Redundancy
Redundancy is the practice of adding extra components or systems so that if one fails, another can take over without interruption.
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