WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information
Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
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Which cybersecurity term is defined D
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-side C
attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
An organization employs a VPN to A
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 successful in D
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 started D
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 audit of D
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
Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane
Save
Which cybersecurity term is defined D
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-side C
attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
An organization employs a VPN to A
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 successful in D
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 started D
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 audit of D
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
