WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
WGU D488 - Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering (CASP+)
latest version 2026/2027 question and answer, Exam of Engineering
The security team recently enabled public access to a web application hosted on a server inside the
corporate network. The developers of the application report that the server has received several
structured query language (SQL) injection attacks in the past several days. The team needs to deploy a
solution that will block the SQL injection attacks.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual private network (VPN)
B) Security information and event management (SIEM)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
D) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
An IT security team has been notified that external contractors are using their personal laptops to gain
access to the corporate network. The team needs to recommend a solution that will prevent
unapproved devices from accessing the network.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a demilitarized zone (DMZ)
B) Installing a hardware security module
C) Implementing port security
D) Deploying a software firewall
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C) Implementing port security
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, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
The chief technology officer for a small publishing company has been tasked with improving the
company's security posture. As part of a network upgrade, the company has decided to implement
intrusion detection, spam filtering, content filtering, and antivirus controls. The project needs to be
completed using the least amount of infrastructure while meeting all requirements.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Deploying an anti-spam gateway
B) Deploying a proxy server
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
D) Deploying a web application firewall (WAF)
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
The security team plans to deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) solution to alert engineers about
inbound threats. The team already has a database of signatures that they want the IDS solution to
validate.
Which detection technique meets the requirements?
A) Intrusion detection
B) Deep packet inspection
C) Signature-based detection
D) Intrusion prevention
C) Signature-based detection
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, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
An IT organization had a security breach after deploying an update to its production web servers. The
application currently goes through a manual update process a few times per year. The security team
needs to recommend a failback option for future deployments.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a code scanner
B) Implementing code signing
C) Implementing versioning
D) Implementing a security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM)
C) Implementing versioning
A software development team is working on a new mobile application that will be used by customers.
The security team must ensure that builds of the application will be trusted by a variety of mobile
devices.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Code scanning
B) Regression testing
C) Code signing
D) Continuous delivery
C) Code signing
An IT organization recently suffered a data leak incident. Management has asked the security team to
4/2/2026
implement a print blocking mechanism for all documents stored on a corporate file share.
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, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Watermarking
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A company has recently discovered that a competitor is distributing copyrighted videos produced by the
in-house marketing team. Management has asked the security team to prevent these types of violations
in the future.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A security team has been tasked with performing regular vulnerability scans for a cloud-based
infrastructure.
How should these vulnerability scans be conducted when implementing zero trust security?
4/2/2026
A) Manually
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ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
WGU D488 - Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering (CASP+)
latest version 2026/2027 question and answer, Exam of Engineering
The security team recently enabled public access to a web application hosted on a server inside the
corporate network. The developers of the application report that the server has received several
structured query language (SQL) injection attacks in the past several days. The team needs to deploy a
solution that will block the SQL injection attacks.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual private network (VPN)
B) Security information and event management (SIEM)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
D) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Web application firewall (WAF)
An IT security team has been notified that external contractors are using their personal laptops to gain
access to the corporate network. The team needs to recommend a solution that will prevent
unapproved devices from accessing the network.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a demilitarized zone (DMZ)
B) Installing a hardware security module
C) Implementing port security
D) Deploying a software firewall
4/2/2026
C) Implementing port security
1
, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
The chief technology officer for a small publishing company has been tasked with improving the
company's security posture. As part of a network upgrade, the company has decided to implement
intrusion detection, spam filtering, content filtering, and antivirus controls. The project needs to be
completed using the least amount of infrastructure while meeting all requirements.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Deploying an anti-spam gateway
B) Deploying a proxy server
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
D) Deploying a web application firewall (WAF)
C) Deploying a unified threat management (UTM) appliance
The security team plans to deploy an intrusion detection system (IDS) solution to alert engineers about
inbound threats. The team already has a database of signatures that they want the IDS solution to
validate.
Which detection technique meets the requirements?
A) Intrusion detection
B) Deep packet inspection
C) Signature-based detection
D) Intrusion prevention
C) Signature-based detection
4/2/2026
2
, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
An IT organization had a security breach after deploying an update to its production web servers. The
application currently goes through a manual update process a few times per year. The security team
needs to recommend a failback option for future deployments.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Implementing a code scanner
B) Implementing code signing
C) Implementing versioning
D) Implementing a security requirements traceability matrix (SRTM)
C) Implementing versioning
A software development team is working on a new mobile application that will be used by customers.
The security team must ensure that builds of the application will be trusted by a variety of mobile
devices.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Code scanning
B) Regression testing
C) Code signing
D) Continuous delivery
C) Code signing
An IT organization recently suffered a data leak incident. Management has asked the security team to
4/2/2026
implement a print blocking mechanism for all documents stored on a corporate file share.
3
, WGU D488 - CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING (CASP+) LATEST VERSION 2026/2027 04/02/2026
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Watermarking
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A company has recently discovered that a competitor is distributing copyrighted videos produced by the
in-house marketing team. Management has asked the security team to prevent these types of violations
in the future.
Which solution fulfills these requirements?
A) Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
B) Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
D) Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
C) Digital rights management (DRM)
A security team has been tasked with performing regular vulnerability scans for a cloud-based
infrastructure.
How should these vulnerability scans be conducted when implementing zero trust security?
4/2/2026
A) Manually
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