C725 WGU – Questions & Correct Solutions
What are the seven human weaknesses? Right Ans - Greed
Fear
Urgency
Curiosity
Sympathy
Respect for Authority
Helpfulness
What types of social engineering is computer based? Right Ans - Phishing
emails
Malicious "Software updates"
Viral Hoaxes
What types of Social Engineering is human based Right Ans -
Impersonation
Shoulder surfing
Tailgating
What is a trojan Horse? Right Ans - An attack where you let something in
that you typically would not have
What is Social Engineering Right Ans - Psychological manipulation of
people into performing actions or divulging confidential information
What is the MnM Problem Right Ans - The soft center within the hard shell
What is the soft center within the hard shell Right Ans - Humans
What groups typically report to the chief security officer Right Ans -
Security engineering and operations
a company is considering which controls to buy to protect an asset.
what should the price of the controls be in relation to the cost of the asset?
Right Ans - Less than the annual loss expectancy
How many keys are used in asymmetric encryption Right Ans - Two keys
are used to encrypt and decrypt a message
, Which protocol is a variant of a standard web transfer protocol that adds a
layer of security on the data in transit using a secure socket layer Right Ans
- HTTPS
What is symmetric cryptography Right Ans - The same key is used to lock
and unlock the cyper
An employee uses a secure hashing algorithm for message integrity. The
employee sends a plain text message with the embedded hash to a colleague.
A rogue device receives and retransmits the message to its destination. Once
received and checked by the intended recipient, the hashes do not match.
Which STRIDE concept has been violated? Right Ans - Tampering
An attacker accesses private emails between the company's CISO and board
members. The attacker then publishes the emails online. Which type of an
attack is this, according to the STRIDE model? Right Ans - Information
Disclosure
A security guard at the front desk of a building checks every employee's name
badge with their photo before they are allowed in the building. Which two
factors have been checked to verify identity? Right Ans - Something you
have, something you are
A system data owner needs to give access to a new employee, so the owner
formally requests that the system administrator create an account and permit
the new employee to use systems necessary to the job.
Which type of control does the system administrator use to grant these
permissions? Right Ans - Access
The chief information security officer (CISO) for an organization knows that
the organization's datacenter lacks the physical controls needed to adequately
control access to sensitive corporate systems. The CEO, CIO, and CFO feel that
the current physical access is within a tolerable risk level, and they agree not
to pay for upgrades to the facility.
Which risk management strategy has the senior leadership decided to
employ? Right Ans - Acceptance
What are the seven human weaknesses? Right Ans - Greed
Fear
Urgency
Curiosity
Sympathy
Respect for Authority
Helpfulness
What types of social engineering is computer based? Right Ans - Phishing
emails
Malicious "Software updates"
Viral Hoaxes
What types of Social Engineering is human based Right Ans -
Impersonation
Shoulder surfing
Tailgating
What is a trojan Horse? Right Ans - An attack where you let something in
that you typically would not have
What is Social Engineering Right Ans - Psychological manipulation of
people into performing actions or divulging confidential information
What is the MnM Problem Right Ans - The soft center within the hard shell
What is the soft center within the hard shell Right Ans - Humans
What groups typically report to the chief security officer Right Ans -
Security engineering and operations
a company is considering which controls to buy to protect an asset.
what should the price of the controls be in relation to the cost of the asset?
Right Ans - Less than the annual loss expectancy
How many keys are used in asymmetric encryption Right Ans - Two keys
are used to encrypt and decrypt a message
, Which protocol is a variant of a standard web transfer protocol that adds a
layer of security on the data in transit using a secure socket layer Right Ans
- HTTPS
What is symmetric cryptography Right Ans - The same key is used to lock
and unlock the cyper
An employee uses a secure hashing algorithm for message integrity. The
employee sends a plain text message with the embedded hash to a colleague.
A rogue device receives and retransmits the message to its destination. Once
received and checked by the intended recipient, the hashes do not match.
Which STRIDE concept has been violated? Right Ans - Tampering
An attacker accesses private emails between the company's CISO and board
members. The attacker then publishes the emails online. Which type of an
attack is this, according to the STRIDE model? Right Ans - Information
Disclosure
A security guard at the front desk of a building checks every employee's name
badge with their photo before they are allowed in the building. Which two
factors have been checked to verify identity? Right Ans - Something you
have, something you are
A system data owner needs to give access to a new employee, so the owner
formally requests that the system administrator create an account and permit
the new employee to use systems necessary to the job.
Which type of control does the system administrator use to grant these
permissions? Right Ans - Access
The chief information security officer (CISO) for an organization knows that
the organization's datacenter lacks the physical controls needed to adequately
control access to sensitive corporate systems. The CEO, CIO, and CFO feel that
the current physical access is within a tolerable risk level, and they agree not
to pay for upgrades to the facility.
Which risk management strategy has the senior leadership decided to
employ? Right Ans - Acceptance
