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WGU COURSE C836 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY
EXACT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CURRENT SET
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat ANSWER - 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
ANSWER - 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
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall ANSWER - C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
ANSWER - C
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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 ANSWER - 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.
Which type of attack is this?
A Modification
B Fabrication
C Interception
D Interruption ANSWER - 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 ANSWER - 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?
A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
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D File encryption ANSWER - 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 ANSWER - D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
ANSWER - C
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption ANSWER - D
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is necessary to perform a particular
task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
C Defense in depth
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D Principle of least privilege
ANSWER - D
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face toward employees and must
face away from doorways. The monitor screens must not be visible to people visiting the office."
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying?
A Availability
B Confidentiality
C Utility
D Integrity ANSWER - B
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Which component of the CIA triad has been compromised?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Integrity
D Availability ANSWER - C
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
A Integrity
B Possession
C Availability
D Authenticity ANSWER - A
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
WGU COURSE C836 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY
EXACT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CURRENT SET
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat ANSWER - 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
ANSWER - 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
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall ANSWER - C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
ANSWER - C
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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 ANSWER - 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.
Which type of attack is this?
A Modification
B Fabrication
C Interception
D Interruption ANSWER - 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 ANSWER - 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?
A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
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D File encryption ANSWER - 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 ANSWER - D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
ANSWER - C
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption ANSWER - D
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is necessary to perform a particular
task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
C Defense in depth
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D Principle of least privilege
ANSWER - D
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face toward employees and must
face away from doorways. The monitor screens must not be visible to people visiting the office."
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying?
A Availability
B Confidentiality
C Utility
D Integrity ANSWER - B
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Which component of the CIA triad has been compromised?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Integrity
D Availability ANSWER - C
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
A Integrity
B Possession
C Availability
D Authenticity ANSWER - A
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
