WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information
Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
Which cybersecurity term is D
defined as the potential for an
attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat
Which security type deliberately C
exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention
Which tool can be used to map C
devices on a network, along
with their operating system
types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall
,Which web attack is a server- C
side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
An organization A
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
A malicious hacker was D
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
A company has had several D
successful denial of service
(DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which security principle is being
attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability
,A new start-up company has D
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
D File encryption
, A company has an annual D
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
Which web attack is possible C
due to a lack of input
validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
Which file action implements D
the principle of
confidentiality from the CIA
triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption
Which cyber defense concept D
suggests limiting permissions
to only what is necessary to
perform a particular task?
Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
Which cybersecurity term is D
defined as the potential for an
attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat
Which security type deliberately C
exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention
Which tool can be used to map C
devices on a network, along
with their operating system
types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall
,Which web attack is a server- C
side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
An organization A
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
A malicious hacker was D
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
A company has had several D
successful denial of service
(DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which security principle is being
attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability
,A new start-up company has D
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
D File encryption
, A company has an annual D
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
Which web attack is possible C
due to a lack of input
validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
Which file action implements D
the principle of
confidentiality from the CIA
triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption
Which cyber defense concept D
suggests limiting permissions
to only what is necessary to
perform a particular task?
