WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane questions and answers correctly solved.

WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information Security Quizlet by Brian MacFarlane questions and answers correctly solved. Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource? A Impact B Vulnerability C Risk D Threat - correct answers.D Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker? A Intrusion detection B Firewalls C Honeypots D Intrusion prevention - correct answers.C 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 - correct answers.C Which web attack is a server-side attack? A Clickjacking B Cross-site scripting C SQL injection D Cross-site request forgery - correct answers.C 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 - correct answers.A 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 - correct answers.D 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 - correct answers.D 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 - correct answers.D 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