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WGU COURSE C836 - FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION SECURITY | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND
NEW! 2026
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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WGU COURSE C836 - FUNDAMENTALS OF
INFORMATION SECURITY | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND
NEW! 2026
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
pg. 1
,2|Page
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
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
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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
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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
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
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