WGU C725 TEST BANK 2023 MASTER'S COURSE INFORMATION
SECURITY AND ASSURANCE 2023 TEST BANK 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Information security is primarily a discipline to manage the behavior of _____.
A. Technology
B. People
C. Processes
D. Organizations - ANSWER: People
Careers in information security are booming because of which of the following
factors?
A. Threats of cyberterrorism
B. Government regulations
C. Growth of the Internet
D. All of these - ANSWER: All of these
A program for information security should include which of the following elements?
A. Security policies and procedures
B. Intentional attacks only
C. Unintentional attacks only
D. None of these - ANSWER: Security policies and procedures
Explanation: Answer A is correct.
The Carnegie Melon Information Network Institute (INI) designed programs to carry
out multiple tasks including Information Security Policies.
The growing demand for InfoSec specialists is occurring predominantly in which of
the following types of organizations?
A. Government
B. Corporations
C. Not-for-profit foundations
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
The concept of the measures used to ensure the protection of the secrecy of data,
objects, or resources. - ANSWER: Confidentiality
A catchall safe rating for any box with a lock on it. This rating describes the thickness
of the steel used to make the lockbox. No actual testing is performed to gain this
rating. - ANSWER: B-Rate Safe Rating
,This safe rating is defined as a variably thick steel box with a 1-inch-thick door and a
lock. No tests are conducted to provide this rating, either. - ANSWER: C-Rate Safe
Rating
Safes with an Underwriters Laboratory rating that have passed standardized tests as
defined in Underwriters Laboratory Standard 687 using tools and an expert group of
safe-testing engineers. The safe rating label requires that the safe be constructed of
1-inch solid steel or equivalent. The label means that the safe has been tested for a
net working time of 15 minutes using "common hand tools, drills, punches hammers,
and pressure applying devices." Net working time means that when the tool comes
off the safe, the clock stops. Engineers exercise more than 50 different types of
attacks that have proven effective for safecracking. - ANSWER: UL TL-15 Safe Rating
This Underwriters Laboratory rating testing is essentially the same as the TL-15
testing, except for the net working time. Testers get 30 minutes and a few more
tools to help them gain access. Testing engineers usually have a safe's manufacturing
blueprints and can disassemble the safe before the test begins to see how it works. -
ANSWER: UL TL-30 Safe Rating
Related to information security, confidentiality is the opposite of which of the
following?
A. Closure
B. Disclosure
C. Disaster
D. Disposal - ANSWER: B. Disclosure
Explanation:
Confidentiality models are primarily intended to ensure that no unauthorized access
to information is permitted and that accidental disclosure of sensitive information is
not possible.
Integrity models have which of the three goals:
A. Prevent unauthorized users from making modifications to data or programs
B. Prevent authorized users from making improper or unauthorized modifications
C. Maintain internal and external consistency of data and programs
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
Explanation:
Integrity models keep data pure and trustworthy by protecting system data from
intentional or accidental changes.
Information security professionals usually address which of these three common
challenges to availability:
,A. Denial of service (DoS) due to intentional attacks or because of undiscovered flaws
in implementation (for example, a program written by a programmer who is
unaware of a flaw that could crash the program if a certain unexpected input is
encountered)
B. Loss of information system capabilities because of natural disasters (fires, floods,
storms, or earthquakes) or human actions (bombs or strikes)
C. Equipment failures during normal use.
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
Explanation:
Availability models keep data and resources available for authorized use, especially
during emergencies or disasters.
Which of the following represents the three goals of information security?
A. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
B. Prevention, detection, and response
C. People controls, process controls, and technology controls
D. Network security, PC security, and mainframe security - ANSWER: A.
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Explanation:
These goals form the confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA) triad, the basis of all
security programs.
Usually a documented argument or stated position in order to define a need to make
a decision or take some form of action. - ANSWER: business case
Explanation:
A business case is often made to justify the start of a new project, especially a
project related to security.
A type of security management planning where upper, or senior, management is
responsible for initiating and defining policies for the organization. - ANSWER: top-
down approach
A type of security management planning where IT staff makes security decisions
directly without input from senior management. This approach is rarely used in
organizations and is considered problematic in the IT industry. - ANSWER: bottom-up
approach
This security plan is a long-term plan that is fairly stable. It defines the organization's
security purpose. It also helps to understand security function and align it to the
, goals, mission, and objectives of the organization. It's useful for about five years if it
is maintained and updated annually. This plan also serves as the planning horizon.
Long-term goals and visions for the future are discussed this plan. This
plan should include a risk assessment. - ANSWER: Strategic Plan
This security plan is a midterm plan developed to provide more details on
accomplishing the goals set forth in the strategic plan or can be crafted ad hoc based
upon unpredicted events. This plan is typically useful for about a year and often
prescribes and schedules the tasks necessary to accomplish organizational goals.
Some examples of these plans are project plans, acquisition plans, hiring plans,
budget plans, maintenance plans, support plans, and system development plans. -
ANSWER: Tactical Plan
This security plan is a short-term, highly detailed plan based on the strategic and
tactical plans. It is valid or useful only for a short time. These plans must be updated
often (such as monthly or quarterly) to retain compliance with tactical plans. These
plans spell out how to accomplish the various goals of the organization. They include
resource allotments, budgetary requirements, staffing assignments, scheduling, and
step-by-step or implementation procedures. These plans include details on how the
implementation processes are in compliance with the organization's security policy.
Examples of these plans are training plans, system deployment plans, and product
design plans. - ANSWER: Operational Plan
Also called classification, the primary means by which data is protected based on its
need for secrecy, sensitivity, or confidentiality. It is the process of organizing items,
objects, subjects, and so on into groups, categories, or collections with similarities. -
ANSWER: Data classification
Top secret, Secret, Confidential, Sensitive but unclassified, Unclassified. - ANSWER:
Five levels of government/military classification
The highest level of government/military data classification. The unauthorized
disclosure of top-secret data will have drastic effects and cause grave damage to
national security. This data is compartmentalized on a need-to-know basis such that
a user could have this clearance and have access to no data until the user has a need
to know. - ANSWER: Top Secret
This level of government/military data classification is used for data of a restricted
nature. The unauthorized disclosure of data classified as secret will have significant
effects and cause critical damage to national security. - ANSWER: Secret
This level of government/military data classification is used for data of a sensitive,
proprietary, or highly valuable nature. The unauthorized disclosure of data with this
classification level will have noticeable effects and cause serious damage to national
SECURITY AND ASSURANCE 2023 TEST BANK 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Information security is primarily a discipline to manage the behavior of _____.
A. Technology
B. People
C. Processes
D. Organizations - ANSWER: People
Careers in information security are booming because of which of the following
factors?
A. Threats of cyberterrorism
B. Government regulations
C. Growth of the Internet
D. All of these - ANSWER: All of these
A program for information security should include which of the following elements?
A. Security policies and procedures
B. Intentional attacks only
C. Unintentional attacks only
D. None of these - ANSWER: Security policies and procedures
Explanation: Answer A is correct.
The Carnegie Melon Information Network Institute (INI) designed programs to carry
out multiple tasks including Information Security Policies.
The growing demand for InfoSec specialists is occurring predominantly in which of
the following types of organizations?
A. Government
B. Corporations
C. Not-for-profit foundations
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
The concept of the measures used to ensure the protection of the secrecy of data,
objects, or resources. - ANSWER: Confidentiality
A catchall safe rating for any box with a lock on it. This rating describes the thickness
of the steel used to make the lockbox. No actual testing is performed to gain this
rating. - ANSWER: B-Rate Safe Rating
,This safe rating is defined as a variably thick steel box with a 1-inch-thick door and a
lock. No tests are conducted to provide this rating, either. - ANSWER: C-Rate Safe
Rating
Safes with an Underwriters Laboratory rating that have passed standardized tests as
defined in Underwriters Laboratory Standard 687 using tools and an expert group of
safe-testing engineers. The safe rating label requires that the safe be constructed of
1-inch solid steel or equivalent. The label means that the safe has been tested for a
net working time of 15 minutes using "common hand tools, drills, punches hammers,
and pressure applying devices." Net working time means that when the tool comes
off the safe, the clock stops. Engineers exercise more than 50 different types of
attacks that have proven effective for safecracking. - ANSWER: UL TL-15 Safe Rating
This Underwriters Laboratory rating testing is essentially the same as the TL-15
testing, except for the net working time. Testers get 30 minutes and a few more
tools to help them gain access. Testing engineers usually have a safe's manufacturing
blueprints and can disassemble the safe before the test begins to see how it works. -
ANSWER: UL TL-30 Safe Rating
Related to information security, confidentiality is the opposite of which of the
following?
A. Closure
B. Disclosure
C. Disaster
D. Disposal - ANSWER: B. Disclosure
Explanation:
Confidentiality models are primarily intended to ensure that no unauthorized access
to information is permitted and that accidental disclosure of sensitive information is
not possible.
Integrity models have which of the three goals:
A. Prevent unauthorized users from making modifications to data or programs
B. Prevent authorized users from making improper or unauthorized modifications
C. Maintain internal and external consistency of data and programs
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
Explanation:
Integrity models keep data pure and trustworthy by protecting system data from
intentional or accidental changes.
Information security professionals usually address which of these three common
challenges to availability:
,A. Denial of service (DoS) due to intentional attacks or because of undiscovered flaws
in implementation (for example, a program written by a programmer who is
unaware of a flaw that could crash the program if a certain unexpected input is
encountered)
B. Loss of information system capabilities because of natural disasters (fires, floods,
storms, or earthquakes) or human actions (bombs or strikes)
C. Equipment failures during normal use.
D. All of these - ANSWER: D. All of these
Explanation:
Availability models keep data and resources available for authorized use, especially
during emergencies or disasters.
Which of the following represents the three goals of information security?
A. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
B. Prevention, detection, and response
C. People controls, process controls, and technology controls
D. Network security, PC security, and mainframe security - ANSWER: A.
Confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Explanation:
These goals form the confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA) triad, the basis of all
security programs.
Usually a documented argument or stated position in order to define a need to make
a decision or take some form of action. - ANSWER: business case
Explanation:
A business case is often made to justify the start of a new project, especially a
project related to security.
A type of security management planning where upper, or senior, management is
responsible for initiating and defining policies for the organization. - ANSWER: top-
down approach
A type of security management planning where IT staff makes security decisions
directly without input from senior management. This approach is rarely used in
organizations and is considered problematic in the IT industry. - ANSWER: bottom-up
approach
This security plan is a long-term plan that is fairly stable. It defines the organization's
security purpose. It also helps to understand security function and align it to the
, goals, mission, and objectives of the organization. It's useful for about five years if it
is maintained and updated annually. This plan also serves as the planning horizon.
Long-term goals and visions for the future are discussed this plan. This
plan should include a risk assessment. - ANSWER: Strategic Plan
This security plan is a midterm plan developed to provide more details on
accomplishing the goals set forth in the strategic plan or can be crafted ad hoc based
upon unpredicted events. This plan is typically useful for about a year and often
prescribes and schedules the tasks necessary to accomplish organizational goals.
Some examples of these plans are project plans, acquisition plans, hiring plans,
budget plans, maintenance plans, support plans, and system development plans. -
ANSWER: Tactical Plan
This security plan is a short-term, highly detailed plan based on the strategic and
tactical plans. It is valid or useful only for a short time. These plans must be updated
often (such as monthly or quarterly) to retain compliance with tactical plans. These
plans spell out how to accomplish the various goals of the organization. They include
resource allotments, budgetary requirements, staffing assignments, scheduling, and
step-by-step or implementation procedures. These plans include details on how the
implementation processes are in compliance with the organization's security policy.
Examples of these plans are training plans, system deployment plans, and product
design plans. - ANSWER: Operational Plan
Also called classification, the primary means by which data is protected based on its
need for secrecy, sensitivity, or confidentiality. It is the process of organizing items,
objects, subjects, and so on into groups, categories, or collections with similarities. -
ANSWER: Data classification
Top secret, Secret, Confidential, Sensitive but unclassified, Unclassified. - ANSWER:
Five levels of government/military classification
The highest level of government/military data classification. The unauthorized
disclosure of top-secret data will have drastic effects and cause grave damage to
national security. This data is compartmentalized on a need-to-know basis such that
a user could have this clearance and have access to no data until the user has a need
to know. - ANSWER: Top Secret
This level of government/military data classification is used for data of a restricted
nature. The unauthorized disclosure of data classified as secret will have significant
effects and cause critical damage to national security. - ANSWER: Secret
This level of government/military data classification is used for data of a sensitive,
proprietary, or highly valuable nature. The unauthorized disclosure of data with this
classification level will have noticeable effects and cause serious damage to national
