The following Chart maps each Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) information secu-
rity domain with Harriet Tubman’s life work of ensuring freedom for runaway slaves.
Was Harriet Tubman A CISSP?

CISSP Domain 1 Domain Description Harriet Tubman’s Work
Information Security From the CISSP® CBK®: Confidentiality – She never disclosed
and Risk Management anyone regarding methods or the
Information Security & Risk Management
structure outside of the Underground
identifies an organizations information
Railroad movement until the Civil War
assets and the security management
was over.
domain sets the foundation for security
professionals to safeguard with the Integrity – Use of Secret codes proved
following key concepts, and controls: you were part of the Underground
Railroad movement.
• Confidentiality,
• Integrity
Availability – Tubman used and extensive
• Availability
network of people, safe houses and
traveling paths. The Underground
(CIA) triad provides the three tenets for
Railroad system was accessible for
which security practices are measured.
slaves fleeing slavery for over 40 years
CISSP Domain 2 Domain Description Harriet Tubman’s Work
Access Control From the CISSP® CBK®: Extensive network of secrecy;
“Access Controls are the collection
information shared on a need to know
of mechanisms and procedures that
basis, songs with hidden meanings,.
permit mangers of a system to exercise
a direction or restraining influence
Something she knew: Songs with hidden
over the behavior, use, and content
meanings that gave instruction to
of a system. Access controls permit
runaway slaves. Location of safe houses
management to specify what users or
for protection.
processes can do, which recourses they
can access, and what operations they
Something she had: quilts displayed
can perform on a system.”
in public view embedded with secret
codes.
1. Something you know (PIN,
Something she was: Being a black
password, phrase, pass code)
woman in the South she was allowed to
2. Something you have (smart card, travel back and forth in secrecy, due to
ATM card, token)
Southern Whites not expecting a slave
3. Something you are (retina scan,
to be so savvy during those times.
fingerprint, voice scan)
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