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Confidentiality

Security På svenska → Updated: 2026-05-23

The "C" in the CIA triad — data is only accessible to authorised people.

CIA = Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability — the foundations of security. Confidentiality is protected by: encryption, access control, separation, network segmentation. Different from privacy (legal): confidentiality is a technical measure.

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