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WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY OA LATEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADE
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - (answers)D
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - (answers)C
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating
system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
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C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall - (answers)C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - (answers)C
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
A Data in motion
B Data at rest
C Data in use
D Data in storage - (answers)A
A malicious hacker was successful in a denial of service (DoS) attack against an
institution's mail server. Fortunately, no data was lost or altered while the server
was offline.
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Which type of attack is this?
A Modification
B Fabrication
C Interception
D Interruption - (answers)D
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - (answers)D
A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website. The
company has moved all its source code to a cloud provider and wants to protect
this source code from unauthorized access.
Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the
confidentiality of its source code?
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A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
D File encryption - (answers)D
A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems.
During the audit, the auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used.
This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense mechanisms
are in place to protect critical data.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - (answers)D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY OA LATEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADE
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - (answers)D
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - (answers)C
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating
system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
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C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall - (answers)C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - (answers)C
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
A Data in motion
B Data at rest
C Data in use
D Data in storage - (answers)A
A malicious hacker was successful in a denial of service (DoS) attack against an
institution's mail server. Fortunately, no data was lost or altered while the server
was offline.
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Which type of attack is this?
A Modification
B Fabrication
C Interception
D Interruption - (answers)D
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - (answers)D
A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website. The
company has moved all its source code to a cloud provider and wants to protect
this source code from unauthorized access.
Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the
confidentiality of its source code?
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A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
D File encryption - (answers)D
A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems.
During the audit, the auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used.
This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense mechanisms
are in place to protect critical data.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - (answers)D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
