Circumstances Requiring Higher Security Classification for Information Items
Question
Which of the following is best defined as a circumstance in which a collection of information items is required to be classified at a higher security level than any of the individual items that comprise it?
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The Internet Security Glossary (RFC2828) defines aggregation as a circumstance in which a collection of information items is required to be classified at a higher security level than any of the individual items that comprise it.
Source: SHIREY, Robert W., RFC2828: Internet Security Glossary, may 2000.
The correct answer is A. Aggregation.
Aggregation refers to a situation in which a group of information items are combined or brought together, and as a result, the collection of information items requires a higher level of security classification than any of the individual items that make it up.
This occurs because when individual items are combined, they can create a more comprehensive and valuable set of information that, if compromised, could cause more significant harm. As a result, the aggregated information requires greater protection.
For example, suppose a government agency collects individual reports from multiple sources, each of which contains sensitive but unclassified information. If those reports are combined into a single database, the resulting collection may need to be classified at a higher level to protect against potential threats.
Inference refers to the process of deducing information that is not explicitly stated based on available information. Clustering refers to grouping data points or objects that are similar to each other. Collision refers to the occurrence of two or more items occupying the same space or time, which can lead to data loss or corruption. None of these concepts are directly related to the definition provided in the question.
