WGU C836 MULTI COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM SCRIPT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
◉ HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
Answer: this law improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the
health care system and protects patient privacy
◉ FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Answer: this
law protects the privacy of students and their parents
◉ SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) Answer: this law regulates the financial
practice and governance of corporations
◉ GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) Answer: this law protects the
customers of financial institutions
◉ compliance Answer: relating to an organization's adherence to
laws, regulations, and standards
◉ regulatory compliance Answer: Regulations mandated by law
usually requiring regular audits and assessments
,◉ industry compliance Answer: Regulations or standards designed
for specific industries that may impact ability to conduct business
(e.g. PCI DSS)
◉ privacy Answer: the state or condition of being free from being
observed or disturbed by other people
◉ The Federal Privacy Act of 1974 Answer: This act safeguards
privacy through the establishment of procedural and substantive
rights in personal data
◉ privacy rights Answer: Rights relating to the protection of an
individual's personal information
◉ PII (Personally Identifiable Information) Answer: Information
that can be used to identify an individual, and should be protected as
sensitive data and monitored for compliance
◉ cryptography Answer: the science of keeping information secure
◉ Cryptanalysis Answer: The science of breaking through the
encryption used to create ciphertext
, ◉ cryptology Answer: The overarching field of study that covers
cryptography and cryptanalysis
◉ cryptographic algorithm (cipher) Answer: The specifics of the
process used to encrypt plaintext or decrypt ciphertext
◉ plaintext (cleartext) Answer: unencrypted data
◉ ciphertext Answer: encrypted data
◉ Caesar cipher Answer: an ancient cryptographic technique based
on transposition; involves shifting each letter of a plaintext message
by a certain number of letters (historically 3)
◉ ROT13 cipher Answer: a more recent cipher that uses the same
mechanism as the Caesar cipher but moves each letter 13 places
forward
◉ symmetric key cryptography (private key cryptography) Answer:
uses a single key for both encryption of the plaintext and decryption
of the ciphertext
EXAM SCRIPT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
◉ HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
Answer: this law improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the
health care system and protects patient privacy
◉ FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Answer: this
law protects the privacy of students and their parents
◉ SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) Answer: this law regulates the financial
practice and governance of corporations
◉ GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) Answer: this law protects the
customers of financial institutions
◉ compliance Answer: relating to an organization's adherence to
laws, regulations, and standards
◉ regulatory compliance Answer: Regulations mandated by law
usually requiring regular audits and assessments
,◉ industry compliance Answer: Regulations or standards designed
for specific industries that may impact ability to conduct business
(e.g. PCI DSS)
◉ privacy Answer: the state or condition of being free from being
observed or disturbed by other people
◉ The Federal Privacy Act of 1974 Answer: This act safeguards
privacy through the establishment of procedural and substantive
rights in personal data
◉ privacy rights Answer: Rights relating to the protection of an
individual's personal information
◉ PII (Personally Identifiable Information) Answer: Information
that can be used to identify an individual, and should be protected as
sensitive data and monitored for compliance
◉ cryptography Answer: the science of keeping information secure
◉ Cryptanalysis Answer: The science of breaking through the
encryption used to create ciphertext
, ◉ cryptology Answer: The overarching field of study that covers
cryptography and cryptanalysis
◉ cryptographic algorithm (cipher) Answer: The specifics of the
process used to encrypt plaintext or decrypt ciphertext
◉ plaintext (cleartext) Answer: unencrypted data
◉ ciphertext Answer: encrypted data
◉ Caesar cipher Answer: an ancient cryptographic technique based
on transposition; involves shifting each letter of a plaintext message
by a certain number of letters (historically 3)
◉ ROT13 cipher Answer: a more recent cipher that uses the same
mechanism as the Caesar cipher but moves each letter 13 places
forward
◉ symmetric key cryptography (private key cryptography) Answer:
uses a single key for both encryption of the plaintext and decryption
of the ciphertext
