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WGU D488 OA FINAL EXAM TEST BANK/WGU D488
CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE ALL 430 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of software testing should be used when there has been a
change within the existing environment?
A - Regression Testing
B - Penetration Testing
C - Requirements Testing
D - Release Testing
A - Regression Testing
Regression testing ensures that recent changes within the
environment have not introduced new defects or broken existing
functionality.
Which security technique should be used to detect a weak password
that may match common dictionary words?
A - Password Spraying
B - Password Auditing
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C - Password Guessing
D - Password History
B - Password Auditing
Password auditing allows for existing passwords to be compared
against known weak passwords to help determine the security of a
credential.
What should an organization implement if it wants users of their site to
provide a password, memorable word, and pin?
A - Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
B - Two-factor authentication (2FA)
C - Two-step verification
D - Single-factor authentication
A - Multi-factor authentication
MFA enhances security by requiring multiple forms of authentication,
therefore reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
A network technician is asked by their manager to update security to
block several known bad actor IP addresses.
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A - Signature rules
B - Firewall rules
C - Behavior rules
D - Data loss prevention (DLP) rules
B - Firewall rules
Firewall rules can be set up to deny traffic coming from known
malicious IP addresses.
On a shopping website, there is a 500-millisecond delay when the
authorized payment button is selected for purchases. Attackers have
been running a script to alter the final payment that takes 200
milliseconds. Which vulnerability on the website is being targeted by
the attackers?
A - Buffer Overflow
B - Integer Overflow
C - Broken Authentication
D - Race Condition
D - Race Condition
A race condition occurs when multiple processes or actions are
executed simultaneously, and the outcome depends on the sequence
or timing of events.
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A company wants to provide laptops to its employees so they can work
remotely. What should be implemented to ensure only work
applications can be installed on company laptops?
A - Containerization
B - Token-based access
C - Patch repository
D - Whitelisting
D - Whitelisting
Whitelisting ensures that only approved applications can be installed
and executed on company laptops.
What should a business use to provide non-repudiation for emails
between employees?
A - TLS/SSL
B - AES-256
C - S/MIME
D - IPSec
C - S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
WGU D488 OA FINAL EXAM TEST BANK/WGU D488
CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE ALL 430 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED
A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of software testing should be used when there has been a
change within the existing environment?
A - Regression Testing
B - Penetration Testing
C - Requirements Testing
D - Release Testing
A - Regression Testing
Regression testing ensures that recent changes within the
environment have not introduced new defects or broken existing
functionality.
Which security technique should be used to detect a weak password
that may match common dictionary words?
A - Password Spraying
B - Password Auditing
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C - Password Guessing
D - Password History
B - Password Auditing
Password auditing allows for existing passwords to be compared
against known weak passwords to help determine the security of a
credential.
What should an organization implement if it wants users of their site to
provide a password, memorable word, and pin?
A - Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
B - Two-factor authentication (2FA)
C - Two-step verification
D - Single-factor authentication
A - Multi-factor authentication
MFA enhances security by requiring multiple forms of authentication,
therefore reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
A network technician is asked by their manager to update security to
block several known bad actor IP addresses.
,3|Page
A - Signature rules
B - Firewall rules
C - Behavior rules
D - Data loss prevention (DLP) rules
B - Firewall rules
Firewall rules can be set up to deny traffic coming from known
malicious IP addresses.
On a shopping website, there is a 500-millisecond delay when the
authorized payment button is selected for purchases. Attackers have
been running a script to alter the final payment that takes 200
milliseconds. Which vulnerability on the website is being targeted by
the attackers?
A - Buffer Overflow
B - Integer Overflow
C - Broken Authentication
D - Race Condition
D - Race Condition
A race condition occurs when multiple processes or actions are
executed simultaneously, and the outcome depends on the sequence
or timing of events.
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A company wants to provide laptops to its employees so they can work
remotely. What should be implemented to ensure only work
applications can be installed on company laptops?
A - Containerization
B - Token-based access
C - Patch repository
D - Whitelisting
D - Whitelisting
Whitelisting ensures that only approved applications can be installed
and executed on company laptops.
What should a business use to provide non-repudiation for emails
between employees?
A - TLS/SSL
B - AES-256
C - S/MIME
D - IPSec
C - S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
