WGU C836 MULTI COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM REVIEW INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY COURSE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE MASTER REVIEW | GRADED
A+ | 100% CORRECT | VERIFIED STUDY SET FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS |
HIGH-YIELD CONCEPTS, CYBERSECURITY & INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS FOR EXCELLENCE
Protects information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction - CORRECT ANSWER -
information security
A type of attack, primarily against confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER -
Interception
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets - CORRECT
ANSWER - Threat
The Fabrication attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the
CIA triad?
A. Availability
B. Integrity
C. Confidentiality
D. Integrity and Availability
E. Confidentiality and Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrity and
Availability
The Interception attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the
CIA triad? This task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The
shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A.Integrity and Availability
B.Confidentiality and Integrity
C.Availability
D.Integrity
,E.Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - Confidentiality
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets is known as a(n)
________.
A.Threat
B.Impact
C.Risk
D.Vulnerability - CORRECT ANSWER - Threat
Controls that protect the systems, networks, and environments that process,
transmit, and store our data are called _______.
A.Logical controls
B.Administrative controls
C.Physical controls - CORRECT ANSWER - Logical Control
What is the first and arguably one of the most important steps of the risk
management process?
A.Assess risks
B.Mitigate risks
C.Identify threats
D.Assess vulnerabilities
E.Identify assets - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify assets
A weakness that can be used to harm us - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vulnerability
The likelihood that something bad will happen - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk
,An attack that involves tampering with our assets - CORRECT ANSWER -
Modification attack
A model that adds three more principles to the CIA triad: possession or control,
utility, and authenticity - CORRECT ANSWER - Parkerian hexad
The physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored - CORRECT
ANSWER - Possession or control
An attack that involves generating data, processes, communications, or other
similar activities with a system - CORRECT ANSWER - Fabrication attack
A multilayered defense that will allow us to achieve a successful defense should
one or more of our defensive measures fail - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense
in depth
Sometimes called technical controls, these protect the systems, networks, and
environments that process, transmit, and store our data - CORRECT
ANSWER - Logical controls
Controls that protect the physical environment in which our systems sit, or
where our data is stored - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical controls
The risk management phase that consists of all of the activities that we can
perform in advance of the incident itself, in order to better enable us to handle it
- CORRECT ANSWER - Preparation phase
The risk management phase where we detect the occurrence of an issue and
decide whether it is actually an incident so that we can respond to it
appropriately - CORRECT ANSWER - Detection and analysis phase
, The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change over
time and with advancing age is called __________.
A. Collectability
B. Acceptability
C.Universality
D.Uniqueness
E.Permanence - CORRECT ANSWER - E.Permanence
What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack? This task
contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options.
A.Multifactor
B.Mutual
C.Something you know
D.Something you are
ESomething you do - CORRECT ANSWER - B.Mutual
An authentication mechanism in which both parties authenticate each other -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mutual authentication
Describes the ease with which a system can be tricked by a falsified biometric
identifier - CORRECT ANSWER - Circumvention
A user who creates a network share and sets permissions on that share is
employing which model of access control? This task contains the radio buttons
and checkboxes for options. The shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H
and alt+1 to alt+9.
A. Mandatory access control
B. Discretionary access control
TECHNOLOGY COURSE 2026/2027 | COMPLETE MASTER REVIEW | GRADED
A+ | 100% CORRECT | VERIFIED STUDY SET FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS |
HIGH-YIELD CONCEPTS, CYBERSECURITY & INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS FOR EXCELLENCE
Protects information and information systems from unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction - CORRECT ANSWER -
information security
A type of attack, primarily against confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER -
Interception
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets - CORRECT
ANSWER - Threat
The Fabrication attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the
CIA triad?
A. Availability
B. Integrity
C. Confidentiality
D. Integrity and Availability
E. Confidentiality and Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrity and
Availability
The Interception attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the
CIA triad? This task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The
shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A.Integrity and Availability
B.Confidentiality and Integrity
C.Availability
D.Integrity
,E.Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER - Confidentiality
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets is known as a(n)
________.
A.Threat
B.Impact
C.Risk
D.Vulnerability - CORRECT ANSWER - Threat
Controls that protect the systems, networks, and environments that process,
transmit, and store our data are called _______.
A.Logical controls
B.Administrative controls
C.Physical controls - CORRECT ANSWER - Logical Control
What is the first and arguably one of the most important steps of the risk
management process?
A.Assess risks
B.Mitigate risks
C.Identify threats
D.Assess vulnerabilities
E.Identify assets - CORRECT ANSWER - Identify assets
A weakness that can be used to harm us - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vulnerability
The likelihood that something bad will happen - CORRECT ANSWER - Risk
,An attack that involves tampering with our assets - CORRECT ANSWER -
Modification attack
A model that adds three more principles to the CIA triad: possession or control,
utility, and authenticity - CORRECT ANSWER - Parkerian hexad
The physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored - CORRECT
ANSWER - Possession or control
An attack that involves generating data, processes, communications, or other
similar activities with a system - CORRECT ANSWER - Fabrication attack
A multilayered defense that will allow us to achieve a successful defense should
one or more of our defensive measures fail - CORRECT ANSWER - Defense
in depth
Sometimes called technical controls, these protect the systems, networks, and
environments that process, transmit, and store our data - CORRECT
ANSWER - Logical controls
Controls that protect the physical environment in which our systems sit, or
where our data is stored - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical controls
The risk management phase that consists of all of the activities that we can
perform in advance of the incident itself, in order to better enable us to handle it
- CORRECT ANSWER - Preparation phase
The risk management phase where we detect the occurrence of an issue and
decide whether it is actually an incident so that we can respond to it
appropriately - CORRECT ANSWER - Detection and analysis phase
, The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change over
time and with advancing age is called __________.
A. Collectability
B. Acceptability
C.Universality
D.Uniqueness
E.Permanence - CORRECT ANSWER - E.Permanence
What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack? This task
contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options.
A.Multifactor
B.Mutual
C.Something you know
D.Something you are
ESomething you do - CORRECT ANSWER - B.Mutual
An authentication mechanism in which both parties authenticate each other -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mutual authentication
Describes the ease with which a system can be tricked by a falsified biometric
identifier - CORRECT ANSWER - Circumvention
A user who creates a network share and sets permissions on that share is
employing which model of access control? This task contains the radio buttons
and checkboxes for options. The shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H
and alt+1 to alt+9.
A. Mandatory access control
B. Discretionary access control
