CompTIA CASP+ (CAS-003) — Question 217

The information security manager of an e-commerce company receives an alert over the weekend that all the servers in a datacenter have gone offline. Upon discussing this situation with the facilities manager, the information security manager learns there was planned electrical maintenance. The information security manager is upset at not being part of the maintenance planning, as this could have resulted in a loss of:

Answer options

• A. data confidentiality
• B. data security
• C. PCI compliance
• D. business availability

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, business availability, because the planned maintenance caused all servers to go offline, directly impacting the company's ability to conduct business. Options A and B relate to the integrity and protection of information rather than operational capability, while C pertains to compliance with standards that may not be directly affected by an outage unless it leads to a breach.