FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY QUIZLET BY BRIAN
MACFARLANE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which8vcybersecurity8vterm8vis8vdefined8vas8vthe8vpotential8vfor8van8vattack8von8va8vresour
ce?
A8vImpact
B8vVulnerability
C8vRisk
D8vThreat8v-8vANSWERS--D
Which8vsecurity8vtype8vdeliberately8vexposes8va8vsystem's8vvulnerabilities8vor8vresources
8vto8van8vattacker?
A8vIntrusion8vdetection
B8vFirewalls
C8vHoneypots
D8vIntrusion8vprevention8v-8vANSWERS--C
Which8vtool8vcan8vbe8vused8vto8vmap8vdevices8von8va8vnetwork,8valong8vwith8vtheir8voperati
ng8vsystem8vtypes8vand8vversions?
A8vPacket8vsniffer
B8vPacket8vfilter
C8vPort8vscanner
D8vStateful8vfirewall8v-8vANSWERS--C
Which8vweb8vattack8vis8va8vserver-side8vattack?
A8vClickjacking
B8vCross-site8vscripting
C8vSQL8vinjection
D8vCross-site8vrequest8vforgery8v-8vANSWERS--C
An8vorganization8vemploys8va8vVPN8vto8vsafeguard8vits8vinformation.8v
Which8vsecurity8vprinciple8vis8vprotected8vby8va8vVPN?
A8vData8vin8vmotion
B8vData8vat8vrest
C8vData8vin8vuse
D8vData8vin8vstorage8v-8vANSWERS--A
,A8vmalicious8vhacker8vwas8vsuccessful8vin8va8vdenial8vof8vservice8v(DoS)8vattack8vagainst8
van8vinstitution's8vmail8vserver.8vFortunately,8vno8vdata8vwas8vlost8vor8valtered8vwhile8vthe8v
server8vwas8voffline.
8v
Which8vtype8vof8vattack8vis8vthis?
8v
A8vModification
B8vFabrication
C8vInterception
D8vInterruption8v-8vANSWERS--D
A8vcompany8vhas8vhad8vseveral8vsuccessful8vdenial8vof8vservice8v(DoS)8vattacks8von8vits8v
email8vserver.
8v
Which8vsecurity8vprinciple8vis8vbeing8vattacked?
A8vPossession
B8vIntegrity
C8vConfidentiality
D8vAvailability8v-8vANSWERS--D
A8vnew8vstart-
up8vcompany8vhas8vstarted8vworking8von8va8vsocial8vnetworking8vwebsite.8vThe8vcompan
y8vhas8vmoved8vall8vits8vsource8vcode8vto8va8vcloud8vprovider8vand8vwants8vto8vprotect8vthis
8vsource8vcode8vfrom8vunauthorized8vaccess.
8v
Which8vcyber8vdefense8vconcept8vshould8vthe8vstart-
up8vcompany8vuse8vto8vmaintain8vthe8vconfidentiality8vof8vits8vsource8vcode?
8v
A8vAlarm8vsystems
B8vAccount8vpermissions
C8vAntivirus8vsoftware
D8vFile8vencryption8v-8vANSWERS--D
A8vcompany8vhas8van8vannual8vaudit8vof8vinstalled8vsoftware8vand8vdata8vstorage8vsystem
s.8vDuring8vthe8vaudit,8vthe8vauditor8vasks8vhow8vthe8vcompany's8vmost8vcritical8vdata8vis8v
used.8vThis8vdetermination8vhelps8vthe8vauditor8vensure8vthat8vthe8vproper8vdefense8vmec
hanisms8vare8vin8vplace8vto8vprotect8vcritical8vdata.
8v
Which8vprinciple8vof8vthe8vParkerian8vhexad8vis8vthe8vauditor8vaddressing?
A8vPossession
B8vIntegrity
C8vAuthenticity
D8vUtility8v-8vANSWERS--D
Which8vweb8vattack8vis8vpossible8vdue8vto8va8vlack8vof8vinput8vvalidation?
8v
A8vExtraneous8vfiles
B8vClickjacking
C8vSQL8vinjection
D8vCross-site8vrequest8vforgery8v-8vANSWERS--C
,Which8vfile8vaction8vimplements8vthe8vprinciple8vof8vconfidentiality8vfrom8vthe8vCIA8vtriad?
8v
A8vCompression
B8vHash
C8vBackup
D8vEncryption8v-8vANSWERS--D
Which8vcyber8vdefense8vconcept8vsuggests8vlimiting8vpermissions8vto8vonly8vwhat8vis8vne
cessary8vto8vperform8va8vparticular8vtask?
8v
A8vAuthentication
B8vAuthorization
C8vDefense8vin8vdepth
D8vPrinciple8vof8vleast8vprivilege8v-8vANSWERS--D
A8vcompany8vinstitutes8va8vnew8vpolicy8vthat8v"All8voffice8vcomputer8vmonitors8vmust8vface
8vtoward8vemployees8vand8vmust8vface8vaway8vfrom8vdoorways.8vThe8vmonitor8vscreens8v
must8vnot8vbe8vvisible8vto8vpeople8vvisiting8vthe8voffice."
8v
Which8vprinciple8vof8vthe8vCIA8vtriad8vis8vthis8vcompany8vapplying?
A8vAvailability
B8vConfidentiality
C8vUtility
D8vIntegrity8v-8vANSWERS--B
At8va8vsmall8vcompany,8van8vemployee8vmakes8van8vunauthorized8vdata8valteration.
8v
Which8vcomponent8vof8vthe8vCIA8vtriad8vhas8vbeen8vcompromised?
A8vConfidentiality
B8vAuthenticity
C8vIntegrity
D8vAvailability8v-8vANSWERS--C
An8vorganization8vplans8vto8vencrypt8vdata8vin8vtransit8von8va8vnetwork.
8v
Which8vaspect8vof8vdata8vis8vthe8vorganization8vattempting8vto8vprotect?
A8vIntegrity
B8vPossession
C8vAvailability
D8vAuthenticity8v-8vANSWERS--A
Which8vaspect8vof8vthe8vCIA8vtriad8vis8vviolated8vby8van8vunauthorized8vdatabase8vrollback
8vor8vundo?
A8vAvailability
B8vIdentification
C8vIntegrity
D8vConfidentiality8v-8vANSWERS--C
, A8vcompany's8vwebsite8vhas8vsuffered8vseveral8vdenial8vof8vservice8v(DoS)8vattacks8vand8
vwishes8vto8vthwart8vfuture8vattacks.
8v
Which8vsecurity8vprinciple8vis8vthe8vcompany8vaddressing?
A8vAvailability
B8vAuthenticity
C8vConfidentiality
D8vPossession8v-8vANSWERS--A
An8vorganization8vhas8va8vrequirement8vthat8vall8vdatabase8vservers8vand8vfile8vservers8vb
e8vconfigured8vto8vmaintain8voperations8vin8vthe8vpresence8vof8va8vfailure.8v
8v
Which8vprinciple8vof8vthe8vCIA8vtriad8vis8vthis8vrequirement8vimplementing?
A8vUtility
B8vIntegrity
C8vAvailability
D8vConfidentiality8v-8vANSWERS--C
A8vcompany's8vIT8vpolicy8vmanual8vstates8vthat8v"All8vcompany8vcomputers,8vworkstation
s,8vapplication8vservers,8vand8vmobile8vdevices8vmust8vhave8vcurrent8vversions8vof8vantivi
rus8vsoftware."
8v
Which8vprinciple8vor8vconcept8vof8vcybersecurity8vdoes8vthis8vpolicy8vstatement8vimpact?
A8vAccounting8vpolicy
B8vOperating8vsystem8vsecurity
C8vAccess8vcontrol8vpolicy
D8vPhysical8vsecurity8v-8vANSWERS--B
An8vorganization's8vprocedures8vdocument8vstates8vthat8v"All8velectronic8vcommunicatio
ns8vshould8vbe8vencrypted8vduring8vtransmission8vacross8vnetworks8vusing8vencryption8v
standards8vspecified8vin8vthe8vdata8vencryption8vpolicy."
8v
Which8vsecurity8vprinciple8vis8vthis8vpolicy8vaddressing?
A8vInterruption
B8vConfidentiality
C8vControl
D8vAvailability8v-8vANSWERS--B
A8vcompany's8vwebsite8vpolicy8vstates8vthat8v"To8vgain8vaccess8vto8vthe8vcorporate8vwebsi
te,8veach8vemployee8vmust8vprovide8va8vvalid8vuser8vname8vand8vpassword,8vand8vthen8va
nswer8vone8vof8vsix8vsecurity8vquestions8vaccurately."
Which8vtype8vof8vsecurity8vdoes8vthe8vpolicy8vaddress?
A8vOperations
B8vPhysical
C8vHuman8velement
D8vApplication8v-8vANSWERS--A