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A company's MIS stores customer personal data and an employee alters sales records in the database without authority, causing the MIS to show false figures to management. Which pairing correctly links the technology concern and the Indian cyber law position?

Unauthorised alteration of sales records is a loss of data integrity, making MIS reports unreliable. The Information Technology Act, 2000 provides liability for unauthorised damage to or alteration of data in a computer resource, and it applies to private organisations as well.

  1. ALoss of data integrity; unauthorised alteration of data in a computer resource can attract liability under the Information Technology Act, 2000Correct
  2. BLoss of availability only; the IT Act, 2000 does not cover any data alteration
  3. CLoss of confidentiality only; the act is a purely civil matter with no provision at all
  4. DLoss of scalability; the IT Act, 2000 applies only to government departments

Explanation

Unauthorised alteration of records compromises integrity, which makes MIS output unreliable. The IT Act, 2000 contains provisions on damage to computer systems and data tampering, and it applies to private persons and organisations, so the other pairings are wrong.

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