WGU D483 SECURITY OPERATIONS TASK
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QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ A tool used to detect unauthorized wireless access points..
Answer: Kismet
◍ ______ regulates the financial practice and governance of corporations.A
FERPAB HIPAAC GLBAD FISMAE SOX.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following is an open-source intrusion detection system that
provides search and analysis tools to help index collected data?.
Answer: Security Onion
◍ In what order are rules in an ACL processed?.
Answer: Top to bottom
◍ On Wireshark, you have used a filter to help capture only the desired types
of packets. Using the information shown in the image, which of the
following BEST describes the effects of using the net 192.168.0.0 filter?.
Answer: Only packets with either a source or destination address on the
192.168.0.0 network are captured.
◍ On most operating systems, you can track and log a wide range of event
types. Which type of data would you expect to find for a user-level event?.
Answer: Commands used and unsuccessful attempts to access resources.
◍ Your company president suspects that one of the employees has been
embezzling money from the company and depositing it in their own bank
account. Which of the following methods could you use to find evidence of
this action?.
, Answer: String search
◍ What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack?A
Something you knowB Something you areC Something you doD
MultifactorE Mutual.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following firewall identification methods uses a TCP packet
with a TTL value set to expire one hop past the firewall?.
Answer: Firewalking
◍ Shovels and Shingles is a small construction company consisting of 12
computers that have Internet access. The company is concerned that a wily,
computer-savvy competitor will send e-mail messages pretending to be from
Shovels and Shingles to its customers, in an attempt to gather customer
information. What encryption solution best prevents a competitor from
successfully impersonating the company?A Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(ECC)B BlowfishC SSLD Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)E Digital
signatures.
Answer: E
◍ Strictly following secure coding guidelines is critical to application security.
Which of the following options is a good source of secure coding
guidelines?A BSIB The organization's internal coding guidelinesC NIST
800D CERTE All of the Above.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following is the term used to describe what happens when an
attacker sends falsified messages to link their MAC address with the IP
address of a legitimate computer or server on a network?.
Answer: ARP poisoning
◍ You have a large number of source computers in your IT environment.
Which subscription type would be most efficient to employ?.
Answer: Source-initiated
◍ The Interception attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of
, the CIA triad?A Integrity and AvailabilityB Confidentiality and IntegrityC
AvailabilityD IntegrityE Confidentiality.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following analysis methods involves looking at data over a
period of time and then uses those patterns to make predictions about future
events?.
Answer: Trend
◍ Which of the following BEST describes phishing?.
Answer: A cyberattack in which an email purporting to be from a legitimate
organization is sent with a malicious payload.
◍ Penalizes for acting against the rules..
Answer: Deterrence
◍ Which of the following permissions would take precedence over the others?.
Answer: Deny Read
◍ The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change
over time and with advancing age is called __________.A CollectabilityB
AcceptabilityC UniversalityD UniquenessE Permanence.
Answer: E
◍ Physical disposition of the media on which data is stored..
Answer: Possession
◍ Which of the following is a mechanism that guards data going in and out of
your network?.
Answer: Data loss prevention
◍ Identify any weaknesses that exist in our assets..
Answer: Step 3: Assess Vulnerabilities
◍ Which of the following best describes source routing?.
Answer: The packet's sender designates the route that a packet should take
through the network.
◍ While adding a new admin to the pfSense security appliance, you
GUIDE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ A tool used to detect unauthorized wireless access points..
Answer: Kismet
◍ ______ regulates the financial practice and governance of corporations.A
FERPAB HIPAAC GLBAD FISMAE SOX.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following is an open-source intrusion detection system that
provides search and analysis tools to help index collected data?.
Answer: Security Onion
◍ In what order are rules in an ACL processed?.
Answer: Top to bottom
◍ On Wireshark, you have used a filter to help capture only the desired types
of packets. Using the information shown in the image, which of the
following BEST describes the effects of using the net 192.168.0.0 filter?.
Answer: Only packets with either a source or destination address on the
192.168.0.0 network are captured.
◍ On most operating systems, you can track and log a wide range of event
types. Which type of data would you expect to find for a user-level event?.
Answer: Commands used and unsuccessful attempts to access resources.
◍ Your company president suspects that one of the employees has been
embezzling money from the company and depositing it in their own bank
account. Which of the following methods could you use to find evidence of
this action?.
, Answer: String search
◍ What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack?A
Something you knowB Something you areC Something you doD
MultifactorE Mutual.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following firewall identification methods uses a TCP packet
with a TTL value set to expire one hop past the firewall?.
Answer: Firewalking
◍ Shovels and Shingles is a small construction company consisting of 12
computers that have Internet access. The company is concerned that a wily,
computer-savvy competitor will send e-mail messages pretending to be from
Shovels and Shingles to its customers, in an attempt to gather customer
information. What encryption solution best prevents a competitor from
successfully impersonating the company?A Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(ECC)B BlowfishC SSLD Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)E Digital
signatures.
Answer: E
◍ Strictly following secure coding guidelines is critical to application security.
Which of the following options is a good source of secure coding
guidelines?A BSIB The organization's internal coding guidelinesC NIST
800D CERTE All of the Above.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following is the term used to describe what happens when an
attacker sends falsified messages to link their MAC address with the IP
address of a legitimate computer or server on a network?.
Answer: ARP poisoning
◍ You have a large number of source computers in your IT environment.
Which subscription type would be most efficient to employ?.
Answer: Source-initiated
◍ The Interception attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of
, the CIA triad?A Integrity and AvailabilityB Confidentiality and IntegrityC
AvailabilityD IntegrityE Confidentiality.
Answer: E
◍ Which of the following analysis methods involves looking at data over a
period of time and then uses those patterns to make predictions about future
events?.
Answer: Trend
◍ Which of the following BEST describes phishing?.
Answer: A cyberattack in which an email purporting to be from a legitimate
organization is sent with a malicious payload.
◍ Penalizes for acting against the rules..
Answer: Deterrence
◍ Which of the following permissions would take precedence over the others?.
Answer: Deny Read
◍ The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change
over time and with advancing age is called __________.A CollectabilityB
AcceptabilityC UniversalityD UniquenessE Permanence.
Answer: E
◍ Physical disposition of the media on which data is stored..
Answer: Possession
◍ Which of the following is a mechanism that guards data going in and out of
your network?.
Answer: Data loss prevention
◍ Identify any weaknesses that exist in our assets..
Answer: Step 3: Assess Vulnerabilities
◍ Which of the following best describes source routing?.
Answer: The packet's sender designates the route that a packet should take
through the network.
◍ While adding a new admin to the pfSense security appliance, you
