WGU D488 - Cybersecurity Architecture and
Engineering (CASP+) exam questions and correct
answers
The security team recently enabled public access to a web application hosted on a
server inside the corporate network. The developers of the application report that the
server has received several structured query language (SQL) injection attacks in the past
several days. The team needs to deploy a solution that will block the SQL injection
attacks.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual private network (VPN)
B) Security information and event management (SIEM)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
D) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
An IT security team has been notified that external contractors are using their personal
laptops to gain access to the corporate network. The team needs to recommend a
solution that will prevent unapproved devices from accessing the network.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a demilitarized zone (DMZ)
,B) Installing a hardware security module
C) Implementing port security
D) Deploying a software firewall
C) Implementing port security
The chief technology officer for a small publishing company has been tasked with
improving the company's security posture. As part of a network upgrade, the company
has decided to implement intrusion detection, spam filtering, content filtering, and
antivirus controls. The project needs to be completed using the least amount of
infrastructure while meeting all requirements.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Deploying an anti-spam gateway
B) Deploying a proxy server
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
D) Deploying a web application firewall (WAF)
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
The security team plans to deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) solution to alert
engineers about inbound threats. The team already has a database of signatures that
they want the IDS solution to validate.
Which detection technique meets the requirements?
,A) Intrusion detection
B) Deep packet inspection
C) Signature-based detection
D) Intrusion prevention
C) Signature-based detection
An IT organization had a security breach after deploying an update to its production web
servers. The application currently goes through a manual update process a few times
per year. The security team needs to recommend a failback option for future
deployments.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a code scanner
B) Implementing code signing
C) Implementing versioning
D) Implementing a security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM)
C) Implementing versioning
A software development team is working on a new mobile application that will be used
by customers. The security team must ensure that builds of the application will be
trusted by a variety of mobile devices.
, Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Code scanning
B) Regression testing
C) Code signing
D) Continuous delivery
C) Code signing
An IT organization recently suffered a data leak incident. Management has asked the
security team to implement a print blocking mechanism for all documents stored on a
corporate file share.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Watermarking
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A company has recently discovered that a competitor is distributing copyrighted videos
produced by the in-house marketing team. Management has asked the security team to
prevent these types of violations in the future.
Engineering (CASP+) exam questions and correct
answers
The security team recently enabled public access to a web application hosted on a
server inside the corporate network. The developers of the application report that the
server has received several structured query language (SQL) injection attacks in the past
several days. The team needs to deploy a solution that will block the SQL injection
attacks.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual private network (VPN)
B) Security information and event management (SIEM)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
D) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
An IT security team has been notified that external contractors are using their personal
laptops to gain access to the corporate network. The team needs to recommend a
solution that will prevent unapproved devices from accessing the network.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a demilitarized zone (DMZ)
,B) Installing a hardware security module
C) Implementing port security
D) Deploying a software firewall
C) Implementing port security
The chief technology officer for a small publishing company has been tasked with
improving the company's security posture. As part of a network upgrade, the company
has decided to implement intrusion detection, spam filtering, content filtering, and
antivirus controls. The project needs to be completed using the least amount of
infrastructure while meeting all requirements.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Deploying an anti-spam gateway
B) Deploying a proxy server
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
D) Deploying a web application firewall (WAF)
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
The security team plans to deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) solution to alert
engineers about inbound threats. The team already has a database of signatures that
they want the IDS solution to validate.
Which detection technique meets the requirements?
,A) Intrusion detection
B) Deep packet inspection
C) Signature-based detection
D) Intrusion prevention
C) Signature-based detection
An IT organization had a security breach after deploying an update to its production web
servers. The application currently goes through a manual update process a few times
per year. The security team needs to recommend a failback option for future
deployments.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a code scanner
B) Implementing code signing
C) Implementing versioning
D) Implementing a security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM)
C) Implementing versioning
A software development team is working on a new mobile application that will be used
by customers. The security team must ensure that builds of the application will be
trusted by a variety of mobile devices.
, Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Code scanning
B) Regression testing
C) Code signing
D) Continuous delivery
C) Code signing
An IT organization recently suffered a data leak incident. Management has asked the
security team to implement a print blocking mechanism for all documents stored on a
corporate file share.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Watermarking
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A company has recently discovered that a competitor is distributing copyrighted videos
produced by the in-house marketing team. Management has asked the security team to
prevent these types of violations in the future.
