WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information Security
COMPLETE EXAM LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which asymmetric cryptographic algorithm can provide confidentiality for data in motion?
A AES
B MD5
C RSA
D 3DES - answer>>C
A company has just completed an audit of disaster protection strategies. The company has decided it
must keep and be able to retrieve backup data for a period of 30 years. The company has implemented
tape backups using 8mm digital audio tapes.
Which factor could impact the company's ability to access information from the backup tapes?
A Tape access speed
B Technical obsolescence
C Reading tape header
D Network speed - answer>>B
A military installation is evaluating backup solutions for its critical data. This installation operates in a
harsh environment that is subjected to heat, humidity, and magnetic fields.
Which physical media should be selected to ensure the integrity of backups is preserved given these
harsh operating conditions?
,A Optical media
B Flash drives
C Tape media
D Hard drives - answer>>B
A university research group wants to collect data on animals that are native to southern Arizona, which
is a hot, dry region. They plan to camp in tents for the summer at the edge of a national park and to use
optical media to backup photos and research notes.
Which physical or environmental factor may damage their optical media?
A Humidity
B Temperature
C Magnetic fields
D Electric shocks - answer>>B
In the system room of a small company, an emergency power shut-down switch was installed right next
to a light switch. As a result, employees sometimes shut down the power accidentally when they leave
the data center.
Which type of control should be implemented to mitigate the risk of accidental shut down?
A Physical
B Administrative
C Logical
D Technical - answer>>A
A company developing and distributing open source applications realizes that attackers are copying the
publicly available, open source code and inserting malware into the code.
,Which type of cryptographic tool should the company use to protect the integrity of its open source
applications?
A Symmetric cryptography
B Hash functions
C Block cipher
D Asymmetric cryptography - answer>>B
After considerable research, attackers directed a spear phishing attack at employees at a single bank.
One employee opened a message, resulting in a breach that delivered ransomware.
Which type of control should be implemented to prevent future spear phishing attacks?
A Mutual authentication
B Strong passwords
C Employee training
D Input validation - answer>>C
A company has instituted a policy to prevent data leakage. The policy requires that any data stored on
USB storage devices must be encrypted with at least 256-bit encryption.
Which principle that is part of the Parkerian hexad but not the CIA triad would be violated if one of these
devices was stolen?
A Confidentiality
B Integrity
C Possession
D Authenticity - answer>>C
, A company is concerned about potential phishing attacks through email. As a result, a new company
policy dictates that all email must be digitally signed before it is sent to any customers or partners.
Which security principle that is part of Parkerian hexad but not part of the CIA triad is precipitating this
policy change?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Control
D Utility - answer>>B
Which two principles of the CIA triad can be violated by a fabrication attack?
A Integrity and authenticity
B Integrity and availability
C Confidentiality and integrity
D Confidentiality and availability - answer>>B
Which two principles of the CIA triad can be violated by an interruption attack?
A Confidentiality and availability
B Confidentiality and integrity
C Integrity and availability
D Integrity and authenticity - answer>>C
Which attack category targets the confidentiality of data?
A Interruption
B Modification
COMPLETE EXAM LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which asymmetric cryptographic algorithm can provide confidentiality for data in motion?
A AES
B MD5
C RSA
D 3DES - answer>>C
A company has just completed an audit of disaster protection strategies. The company has decided it
must keep and be able to retrieve backup data for a period of 30 years. The company has implemented
tape backups using 8mm digital audio tapes.
Which factor could impact the company's ability to access information from the backup tapes?
A Tape access speed
B Technical obsolescence
C Reading tape header
D Network speed - answer>>B
A military installation is evaluating backup solutions for its critical data. This installation operates in a
harsh environment that is subjected to heat, humidity, and magnetic fields.
Which physical media should be selected to ensure the integrity of backups is preserved given these
harsh operating conditions?
,A Optical media
B Flash drives
C Tape media
D Hard drives - answer>>B
A university research group wants to collect data on animals that are native to southern Arizona, which
is a hot, dry region. They plan to camp in tents for the summer at the edge of a national park and to use
optical media to backup photos and research notes.
Which physical or environmental factor may damage their optical media?
A Humidity
B Temperature
C Magnetic fields
D Electric shocks - answer>>B
In the system room of a small company, an emergency power shut-down switch was installed right next
to a light switch. As a result, employees sometimes shut down the power accidentally when they leave
the data center.
Which type of control should be implemented to mitigate the risk of accidental shut down?
A Physical
B Administrative
C Logical
D Technical - answer>>A
A company developing and distributing open source applications realizes that attackers are copying the
publicly available, open source code and inserting malware into the code.
,Which type of cryptographic tool should the company use to protect the integrity of its open source
applications?
A Symmetric cryptography
B Hash functions
C Block cipher
D Asymmetric cryptography - answer>>B
After considerable research, attackers directed a spear phishing attack at employees at a single bank.
One employee opened a message, resulting in a breach that delivered ransomware.
Which type of control should be implemented to prevent future spear phishing attacks?
A Mutual authentication
B Strong passwords
C Employee training
D Input validation - answer>>C
A company has instituted a policy to prevent data leakage. The policy requires that any data stored on
USB storage devices must be encrypted with at least 256-bit encryption.
Which principle that is part of the Parkerian hexad but not the CIA triad would be violated if one of these
devices was stolen?
A Confidentiality
B Integrity
C Possession
D Authenticity - answer>>C
, A company is concerned about potential phishing attacks through email. As a result, a new company
policy dictates that all email must be digitally signed before it is sent to any customers or partners.
Which security principle that is part of Parkerian hexad but not part of the CIA triad is precipitating this
policy change?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Control
D Utility - answer>>B
Which two principles of the CIA triad can be violated by a fabrication attack?
A Integrity and authenticity
B Integrity and availability
C Confidentiality and integrity
D Confidentiality and availability - answer>>B
Which two principles of the CIA triad can be violated by an interruption attack?
A Confidentiality and availability
B Confidentiality and integrity
C Integrity and availability
D Integrity and authenticity - answer>>C
Which attack category targets the confidentiality of data?
A Interruption
B Modification
