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WGU COURSE C836 - FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION SECURITY BY BRIAN MACFARLANE
EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
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A Impact
y




B Vulnerability
y




C Risk
y




D Threat
y yyyyyy correct answers >> D
y y yyy




Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to
y y y y y y y y y y


an attacker?
y y




A Intrusion detection
y y




B Firewalls
y




C Honeypots
y




D Intrusion prevention
y y correct answers >> C
yyyyyy y y yyy




Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating
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system types and versions?
y y y y




A Packet sniffer
y y




B Packet filter
y y




C Port scanner
y y

,D Stateful firewall
y y yyyyyy correct answers >> C y y yyy




Which web attack is a server-side attack?
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A Clickjacking
y




B Cross-site scripting
y y




C SQL injection
y y




D Cross-site request forgery
y y y yyyyyy correct answers >> C y y yyy




An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
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Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
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A Data in motion
y y y




B Data at rest
y y y




C Data in use
y y y




D Data in storage
y y y yyyyyy correct answers >> A y y yyy




A malicious hacker was successful in a denial of service (DoS) attack against an
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institution's mail server. Fortunately, no data was lost or altered while the server
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was offline.
y y


y



Which type of attack is this?
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y



A Modification
y




B Fabrication
y




C Interception
y

,D Interruption
y yyyyyy correct answers >> D y y yyy




A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email
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server.
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y



Which security principle is being attacked?
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A Possession
y




B Integrity
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C Confidentiality
y




D Availability
y yyyyyy correct answers >> D y y yyy




A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website. The
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company has moved all its source code to a cloud provider and wants to protect
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this source code from unauthorized access.
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y



Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the
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confidentiality of its source code?
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y



A Alarm systems
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B Account permissions
y y




C Antivirus software
y y




D File encryption
y y yyyyyy correct answers >> D y y yyy




A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems.
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During the audit, the auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used.
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This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense mechanisms
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are in place to protect critical data.
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, y



Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
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A Possession
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B Integrity
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C Authenticity
y




D Utility
y yyyyyy correct answers >> D y y yyy




Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
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y



A Extraneous files
y y




B Clickjacking
y




C SQL injection
y y




D Cross-site request forgery
y y y yyyyyy correct answers >> C y y yyy




Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
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y



A Compression
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B Hash
y




C Backup
y




D Encryption
y yyyyyy correct answers >> D y y yyy




Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is
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necessary to perform a particular task?
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y



A Authentication
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