WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
◉ A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales
force to review product information. The sales force can also update
its profiles and profile photos, but not the product information.
There is no other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales
force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only. Answer: A
◉ A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel
information has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to
confidential personnel records?
,A Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human resources
department.. Answer: C
◉ A user runs an application that has been infected with malware
that is less than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the
operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of
attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges.. Answer: D
◉ A company was the victim of a security breach resulting in stolen
user credentials. An attacker used a stolen username and password
to log in to an employee email account.
,Which security practice could have reduced the post-breach impact
of this event?
A Multi-factor authentication
B Operating system hardening
C Network segmentation
D Mutual authentication. Answer: A
◉ A module in a security awareness course shows a user making use
of two-factor authentication using a hardware token.
Which security failure is being addressed by this training module?
A Tailgating
B Pretexting
C Malware infections
D Weak passwords. Answer: D
◉ Which tool should an application developer use to help identify
input validation vulnerabilities?
A scanner
, B filter
C fuzzer
D sniffer. Answer: C
◉ A systems administrator enables operating system logging to
capture unsuccessful log in attempts.
Which attack can be uncovered by reviewing such logs?
A Brute force
B Denial of service
C Stolen password
D Spear phishing. Answer: A
◉ A student downloads free software from a website and this
software includes some malware.
Which tool can locate this vulnerability?
A Antivirus software
B Asymmetric encryption
C Honeypot
SECURITY CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
◉ A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales
force to review product information. The sales force can also update
its profiles and profile photos, but not the product information.
There is no other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales
force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only. Answer: A
◉ A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel
information has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to
confidential personnel records?
,A Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human resources
department.. Answer: C
◉ A user runs an application that has been infected with malware
that is less than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the
operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of
attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges.. Answer: D
◉ A company was the victim of a security breach resulting in stolen
user credentials. An attacker used a stolen username and password
to log in to an employee email account.
,Which security practice could have reduced the post-breach impact
of this event?
A Multi-factor authentication
B Operating system hardening
C Network segmentation
D Mutual authentication. Answer: A
◉ A module in a security awareness course shows a user making use
of two-factor authentication using a hardware token.
Which security failure is being addressed by this training module?
A Tailgating
B Pretexting
C Malware infections
D Weak passwords. Answer: D
◉ Which tool should an application developer use to help identify
input validation vulnerabilities?
A scanner
, B filter
C fuzzer
D sniffer. Answer: C
◉ A systems administrator enables operating system logging to
capture unsuccessful log in attempts.
Which attack can be uncovered by reviewing such logs?
A Brute force
B Denial of service
C Stolen password
D Spear phishing. Answer: A
◉ A student downloads free software from a website and this
software includes some malware.
Which tool can locate this vulnerability?
A Antivirus software
B Asymmetric encryption
C Honeypot
