WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING STUDY
SHEET 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉A company wants to update its access control policy. The company
wants to prevent hourly employees from logging in to company
computers after business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be implemented?
A Mandatory
B Physical
C Discretionary
D Attribute-based. Answer: D
◉A new software development company has determined that one of
its proprietary algorithms is at a high risk for unauthorized
disclosure. The company's security up to this point has been fairly
lax.
,Which procedure should the company implement to protect this
asset?
A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the demilitarized zone.
B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm.. Answer: C
◉An accounting firm stores financial data for many customers. The
company policy requires that employees only access data for
customers they are assigned to. The company implements a written
policy indicating an employee can be fired for violating this
requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
A Deterrent
B Active
C Preventive
D Detective. Answer: A
◉How can an operating system be hardened in accordance to the
principle of least privilege?
,A Implement account auditing.
B Remove unneeded services.
C Restrict account permissions.
D Remove unnecessary software.. Answer: C
◉A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales
force to review product information. The sales force can also update
its profiles and profile photos, but not the product information.
There is no other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales
force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only. Answer: A
◉A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel
information has been used inappropriately.
, How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to
confidential personnel records?
A Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human resources
department.. Answer: C
◉A user runs an application that has been infected with malware
that is less than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the
operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of
attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges.. Answer: D
◉A company was the victim of a security breach resulting in stolen
user credentials. An attacker used a stolen username and password
to log in to an employee email account.
INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING STUDY
SHEET 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉A company wants to update its access control policy. The company
wants to prevent hourly employees from logging in to company
computers after business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be implemented?
A Mandatory
B Physical
C Discretionary
D Attribute-based. Answer: D
◉A new software development company has determined that one of
its proprietary algorithms is at a high risk for unauthorized
disclosure. The company's security up to this point has been fairly
lax.
,Which procedure should the company implement to protect this
asset?
A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the demilitarized zone.
B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm.. Answer: C
◉An accounting firm stores financial data for many customers. The
company policy requires that employees only access data for
customers they are assigned to. The company implements a written
policy indicating an employee can be fired for violating this
requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
A Deterrent
B Active
C Preventive
D Detective. Answer: A
◉How can an operating system be hardened in accordance to the
principle of least privilege?
,A Implement account auditing.
B Remove unneeded services.
C Restrict account permissions.
D Remove unnecessary software.. Answer: C
◉A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales
force to review product information. The sales force can also update
its profiles and profile photos, but not the product information.
There is no other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales
force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only. Answer: A
◉A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel
information has been used inappropriately.
, How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to
confidential personnel records?
A Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human resources
department.. Answer: C
◉A user runs an application that has been infected with malware
that is less than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the
operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of
attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges.. Answer: D
◉A company was the victim of a security breach resulting in stolen
user credentials. An attacker used a stolen username and password
to log in to an employee email account.
