What is it?
The act of changing or altering something which can be harmful or beneficial depending on the situation
Information Security
Classes of Vulnerabilities
Modification is one of the classes of vulnerabilites.
Modification means that an unauthorized party or entity changed or altered an Assets which breaks the principle of The CIA Triad as it breaks the fundamental concept of Integrity because Assets as are being changed by unauthorized entities
Modification Example
Changing the database entires, deleting database entires, or altering software maliciously
Control
Malicious system updates can be prevented by using a Digital Signature for authentication