Intended to cause harm or damage.

Intended to cause harm or damage.

• A. Malicious
• B. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• C. Privacy
• D. Software piracy

Answer: (A)

Intention to cause harm or damage is captured by the term malicious. In security, something described as malicious is designed to harm, disrupt, or take advantage of systems or information. The other options point to different ideas: confidentiality, integrity, and availability refer to security goals; privacy focuses on protecting personal data; software piracy is illegal copying of software. So, when describing actions or software meant to harm, malicious is the accurate descriptor.

Intention to cause harm or damage is captured by the term malicious. In security, something described as malicious is designed to harm, disrupt, or take advantage of systems or information. The other options point to different ideas: confidentiality, integrity, and availability refer to security goals; privacy focuses on protecting personal data; software piracy is illegal copying of software. So, when describing actions or software meant to harm, malicious is the accurate descriptor.