WGU COURSE C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SECURITY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | CYBERSECURITY
PRINCIPLES & RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA
triad?
A Compression
B Hash
,C Backup
D Encryption - CORRECT 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
D Principle of least privilege - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback
or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
D Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ | CYBERSECURITY
PRINCIPLES & RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA
triad?
A Compression
B Hash
,C Backup
D Encryption - CORRECT 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
D Principle of least privilege - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback
or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
D Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A
