WGU C836 Fundamentals of
Information Security Final
Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024
Update
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - ANSD
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an
attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - ANSC
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 - ANSC
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ANSC
,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 - ANSA
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSC
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption - ANSD
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is necessary to
perform a particular task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
C Defense in depth
D Principle of least privilege - ANSD
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face toward
employees and must face away from doorways. The monitor screens must not be visible to
people visiting the office."
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying?
A Availability
B Confidentiality
C Utility
D Integrity - ANSB
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Which component of the CIA triad has been compromised?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Integrity
D Availability - ANSC
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
, Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
A Integrity
B Possession
C Availability
D Authenticity - ANSA
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
D Confidentiality - ANSC
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and wishes to
thwart future attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing?
A Availability
B Authenticity
C Confidentiality
D Possession - ANSA
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be configured to
maintain operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing?
A Utility
B Integrity
C Availability
D Confidentiality - ANSC
A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers, workstations, application
servers, and mobile devices must have current versions of antivirus software."
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy statement impact?
A Accounting policy
B Operating system security
C Access control policy
D Physical security - ANSB
An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic communications should be
encrypted during transmission across networks using encryption standards specified in the
data encryption policy."
Information Security Final
Exam | Questions and
Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024
Update
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - ANSD
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an
attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - ANSC
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 - ANSC
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ANSC
,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 - ANSA
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSD
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 - ANSC
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption - ANSD
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is necessary to
perform a particular task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
C Defense in depth
D Principle of least privilege - ANSD
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face toward
employees and must face away from doorways. The monitor screens must not be visible to
people visiting the office."
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying?
A Availability
B Confidentiality
C Utility
D Integrity - ANSB
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Which component of the CIA triad has been compromised?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Integrity
D Availability - ANSC
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
, Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
A Integrity
B Possession
C Availability
D Authenticity - ANSA
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
D Confidentiality - ANSC
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and wishes to
thwart future attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing?
A Availability
B Authenticity
C Confidentiality
D Possession - ANSA
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be configured to
maintain operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing?
A Utility
B Integrity
C Availability
D Confidentiality - ANSC
A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers, workstations, application
servers, and mobile devices must have current versions of antivirus software."
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy statement impact?
A Accounting policy
B Operating system security
C Access control policy
D Physical security - ANSB
An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic communications should be
encrypted during transmission across networks using encryption standards specified in the
data encryption policy."
