WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security
Questions with Correct Accurate Verified Answers
2024 Update
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - answer- Our ability to protect data
from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - answer- A patron using an ATM card wants to keep
their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - answer- Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - answer- The ability to prevent people from
changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? - answer- Permissions restrict what users can do
(read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - answer- Data used by a doctor to make medical decisions
needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - answer- Our data needs to be accessible
when we need it.
, WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security
Questions with Correct Accurate Verified Answers
2024 Update
How can availability be broken? - answer- Loss of power, application problems. If
caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - answer- The protection of information and
information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - answer- The Parkerian Hexad
includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also
includes possession (or control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity - answer- Whether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - answer- Interception (eaves
dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - answer- Interruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
Questions with Correct Accurate Verified Answers
2024 Update
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - answer- Our ability to protect data
from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - answer- A patron using an ATM card wants to keep
their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - answer- Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - answer- The ability to prevent people from
changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? - answer- Permissions restrict what users can do
(read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - answer- Data used by a doctor to make medical decisions
needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - answer- Our data needs to be accessible
when we need it.
, WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security
Questions with Correct Accurate Verified Answers
2024 Update
How can availability be broken? - answer- Loss of power, application problems. If
caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - answer- The protection of information and
information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - answer- The Parkerian Hexad
includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also
includes possession (or control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity - answer- Whether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - answer- Interception (eaves
dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - answer- Interruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
