WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of
Information Security Quizlet by
BriaMacFarlane with correct questions
and answers
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an
attack on a re- source?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat Answer: D
2. Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or re- sources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention Answer: C
3. Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with
their oper- ating system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall Answer: C
4. Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery Answer: C
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. A company has an annual audit of installed software and data
storage sys- tems. 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
10. 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 Answer: C
11. Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality
from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption Answer: D
12. Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to
only what is necessary to perform a particular task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
Information Security Quizlet by
BriaMacFarlane with correct questions
and answers
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an
attack on a re- source?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat Answer: D
2. Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or re- sources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention Answer: C
3. Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with
their oper- ating system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall Answer: C
4. Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery Answer: C
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. A company has an annual audit of installed software and data
storage sys- tems. 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
10. 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 Answer: C
11. Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality
from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption Answer: D
12. Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to
only what is necessary to perform a particular task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
