Availability is the property of ensuring that an asset can be used when it is needed. In other words, availability protects against the threat of denial of service. It is one of the three key security properties of an asset, along with confidentiality and integrity.
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Safest way for multiple users post to a single social networking account
Suppose I have a team or organization managing a single twitter account and a single facebook page. Different users need to be able to post content to the same account. How can I minimize the risk of ...
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NIST hacked – best practices in a “Nuke it from orbit” often world [closed]
This week we have NIST’s vulnerabilities database offline due to being hacked and Microsoft patching a USB physical attack that takes over every version to date with just an insertion of a thumb ...
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Is there a digital “safety deposit box” equivalent?
Digital safety deposit boxes: do they exist? if yes, are (any|they) trustworthy?
There are many bricks and mortar financial institutions where one can rent a locked box in a locked room and be ...
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How does Diaspora work?
I hear all this hype about Diaspora being decentralized, but the only information I can find on their official website and the Wikipedia article is that several people can run Diaspora servers. The ...
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How do you guarantee that you don't lose a keyfile?
I am toying with the idea of adding keyfiles to various things I encrypt. However whats been keeping me from adopting them is garanteeing that I don't loose the keyfile while still keeping security.
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In Healthcare IT, is a “break glass” mode to bypass access controls commonly required?
I've seen referenced in literature the need to have a "break glass" mode in Healthcare IT applications. In this mode, the access controls in an application can be bypassed for an emergency when it is ...
