CyberCertPrepOT Security FundamentalsOT Fundamentals: ICS/SCADA BasicsEASYFree question
A refinery operations lead and an IT security manager are ranking objectives for a distillation control network. Which ordering do OT engineers normally use?
- A.Human safety first then availability then data integrity
- B.Confidentiality first then integrity then availability
- C.Regulatory audit scores first then cost then uptime
- D.Data privacy first then encryption then safety
Why A is correct
Control systems manage physical energy and material, so protecting people and equipment comes first, followed by keeping the process running and keeping its data trustworthy. The confidentiality-first order is the classic IT ordering. Audit scores, cost and privacy are not the primary OT ranking.
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