Question

if you were on a client engagement and discovered that you had left an external hard drive with essential data on it at home, which of the security principles would you be violating? a nonrepudiation b availability c confidentiality d integrity

Explanation:

Availability refers to ensuring that information and resources are accessible to authorized parties when needed. Leaving the external hard - drive with essential data at home means the data is not available during the client engagement, thus violating the availability principle. Non - repudiation is about ensuring a party cannot deny an action. Confidentiality is about keeping information private. Integrity is about ensuring data has not been altered.

Answer:

B. Availability