WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information Security Comprehensive Questions (Frequently Tested)with Verified Answers Graded A+

WGU Course C836 -
Fundamentals of
Information Security
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested)with
Verified Answers Graded A+
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1. Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an

attack on a re- source?


A Impact

B Vulnerability

C Risk

D Threat Answer: D

2. Which security type deliberately exposes a system's

vulnerabilities or re- sources to an attacker?


A Intrusion detection

B Firewalls

C Honeypots

D Intrusion prevention Answer: C

3. Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with

their oper- ating system types and versions?


A Packet sniffer


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B Packet filter

C Port scanner

D Stateful firewall Answer: C

4. Which web attack is a server-side attack?



A Clickjacking

B Cross-site scripting

C SQL injection

D Cross-site request forgery Answer: C

5. An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its

information. Which security principle is protected by

a VPN?


A Data in motion






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B Data at rest

C Data in use

D Data in storage Answer: A

6. 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 Answer: D

7. A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS)

attacks on its email server.