Systems Security Certified Practitioner – SSCP – Question0751

Cryptography does NOT help in:

A.
Detecting fraudulent insertion.
B. Detecting fraudulent deletion.
C. Detecting fraudulent modification.
D. Detecting fraudulent disclosure.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Cryptography is a detective control in the fact that it allows the detection of fraudulent insertion, deletion or modification. It also is a preventive control is the fact that it prevents disclosure, but it usually does not offers any means of detecting disclosure.
Source: DUPUIS, Clement, CISSP Open Study Guide on domain 5, cryptography, April 1999.