WGU D430 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ Preparation in incident response. Answer: creating policies and
procedures
▶ Detection in incident response. Answer: Using tools and humans to
decide if an incident is an incident
▶ Defense in Depth. Answer: employing multiple layers of controls to
avoid a single point of failure
▶ Identify types of controls to mitigate risk. Answer: physical, logical,
administrative
▶ Identify elements of risk management in policies and procedures..
Answer: Development of robust policies
Identification of emergent recent
Identify elements of internal weakness
▶ Identify the layers of a defense-in-depth strategy.. Answer: External
network
Internal network
Host
Application
Data
▶ Define identification. Answer: The claim of who we/networks are
▶ Define identity verification.. Answer: Someone claims who they are and
you take it one step father and ask for ID
▶ Define authentication. Answer: A set of methods used to determine if a
claim of identity is true.
▶ Compare authentication types.. Answer: Multifactor authentication
, Mutual authentication
▶ Identify password security best practices.. Answer: Upper case
Lower case
Numbers
Symbols
▶ Identify the factors involved in a multifactor authentication technique..
Answer: Something you do
Something you have
Where you are
▶ Define accountability and its benefits. Answer: nonrepudiation,
deterrence, intrusion detection and prevention, and admissibility of records
▶ Auditing. Answer: Hold users of your system accountable. A methodical
examination and review of an organization's records.
▶ nonrepudiation measures. Answer: make it so that someone can't send
an email and then deny sending it. usually with a digital signature.
▶ Which standards apply to any financial entity policies?. Answer: Gramm-
Leech-Bliley
▶ Which standards apply to publicly traded companies doing business in
the U.S?. Answer: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
▶ Which standards apply to credit card industry?. Answer: PCI DSS
▶ Which characteristic falls under accountability?. Answer: Identity
▶ What company audits other companies for licensing requirements?.
Answer: BSA
▶ Define cryptography, including its origins and influencers.. Answer: The
science of protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data
▶ symmetric key cryptography. Answer: the sender and receiver use the
same key for encryption and decryption
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ Preparation in incident response. Answer: creating policies and
procedures
▶ Detection in incident response. Answer: Using tools and humans to
decide if an incident is an incident
▶ Defense in Depth. Answer: employing multiple layers of controls to
avoid a single point of failure
▶ Identify types of controls to mitigate risk. Answer: physical, logical,
administrative
▶ Identify elements of risk management in policies and procedures..
Answer: Development of robust policies
Identification of emergent recent
Identify elements of internal weakness
▶ Identify the layers of a defense-in-depth strategy.. Answer: External
network
Internal network
Host
Application
Data
▶ Define identification. Answer: The claim of who we/networks are
▶ Define identity verification.. Answer: Someone claims who they are and
you take it one step father and ask for ID
▶ Define authentication. Answer: A set of methods used to determine if a
claim of identity is true.
▶ Compare authentication types.. Answer: Multifactor authentication
, Mutual authentication
▶ Identify password security best practices.. Answer: Upper case
Lower case
Numbers
Symbols
▶ Identify the factors involved in a multifactor authentication technique..
Answer: Something you do
Something you have
Where you are
▶ Define accountability and its benefits. Answer: nonrepudiation,
deterrence, intrusion detection and prevention, and admissibility of records
▶ Auditing. Answer: Hold users of your system accountable. A methodical
examination and review of an organization's records.
▶ nonrepudiation measures. Answer: make it so that someone can't send
an email and then deny sending it. usually with a digital signature.
▶ Which standards apply to any financial entity policies?. Answer: Gramm-
Leech-Bliley
▶ Which standards apply to publicly traded companies doing business in
the U.S?. Answer: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
▶ Which standards apply to credit card industry?. Answer: PCI DSS
▶ Which characteristic falls under accountability?. Answer: Identity
▶ What company audits other companies for licensing requirements?.
Answer: BSA
▶ Define cryptography, including its origins and influencers.. Answer: The
science of protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data
▶ symmetric key cryptography. Answer: the sender and receiver use the
same key for encryption and decryption
