Definitions[]
Data integrity is
“ | [t]he state that exists when computerized information or data is the same as that in the source documents and has not been exposed to accidental or malicious modification, alteration, or destruction.[1] | ” |
“ | [t]he attribute of data that is related to the preservation of its meaning and completeness, the consistency of its representation(s), and its correspondence to what it represents.[2] | ” |
“ | [t]he property that data is complete, intact, and trusted and has not been modified or destroyed in an unauthorized or accidental manner.[3] | ” |
“ | [t]he property that data has not been altered or destroyed in an unauthorized manner.[4] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Auditing and Financial Management: Glossary of EDP Terminology, at 6.
- ↑ DoD Instruction 5200.40, at 9 (E2.1.16).
- ↑ NICCS, Explore Terms: A Glossary of Common Cybersecurity Terminology (full-text).
- ↑ ITU, "Compendium of Approved ITU-T Security Definitizons," at 15 (Feb. 2003 ed.) (full-text).