WGU Course C836 -
Fundamentals of Information
Security Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a
resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - Answer✔✔-D
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources
to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
,C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - Answer✔✔-C
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their
operating system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall - Answer✔✔-C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - Answer✔✔-C
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
A Data in motion
B Data at rest
C Data in use
D Data in storage - Answer✔✔-A
,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
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its
email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - Answer✔✔-D
A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website.
The company has moved all its source code to a cloud provider and wants to
protect this source code from unauthorized access.
, Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the
confidentiality of its source code?
A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
D File encryption - Answer✔✔-D
A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems.
During the audit, the auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used.
This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense
mechanisms are in place to protect critical data.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - Answer✔✔-D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - Answer✔✔-C
Fundamentals of Information
Security Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a
resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - Answer✔✔-D
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources
to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
,C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - Answer✔✔-C
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their
operating system types and versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall - Answer✔✔-C
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - Answer✔✔-C
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
A Data in motion
B Data at rest
C Data in use
D Data in storage - Answer✔✔-A
,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
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its
email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - Answer✔✔-D
A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website.
The company has moved all its source code to a cloud provider and wants to
protect this source code from unauthorized access.
, Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the
confidentiality of its source code?
A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
D File encryption - Answer✔✔-D
A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems.
During the audit, the auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used.
This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense
mechanisms are in place to protect critical data.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - Answer✔✔-D
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - Answer✔✔-C
