WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 |TEST BANK
ACTUAL 300 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |PRE-EVALUATED A+
A company wants to update its access control policy.
The company wants to prevent hourly employees from
logging in to company computers after business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be
implemented?
A Mandatory
B Physical
C Discretionary
D Attribute-based - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
A new software development company has determined
that one of its proprietary algorithms is at a high risk
for unauthorized disclosure. The company's security up
,to this point has been fairly lax.
Which procedure should the company implement to
protect this asset?
A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the
demilitarized zone.
B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm. -
...CORRECT ANSWER...C
An accounting firm stores financial data for many
customers. The company policy requires that
employees only access data for customers they are
assigned to. The company implements a written policy
indicating an employee can be fired for violating this
requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
A Deterrent
B Active
C Preventive
D Detective - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
How can an operating system be hardened in
accordance to the principle of least privilege?
,A Implement account auditing.
B Remove unneeded services.
C Restrict account permissions.
D Remove unnecessary software. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A company implements an Internet-facing web server
for its sales force to review product information. The
sales force can also update its profiles and profile
photos, but not the product information. There is no
other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to
the sales force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
A corporation has discovered that some confidential
personnel information has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to
limit access to confidential personnel records?
A Only allow access to those with elevated security
permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and
,executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to
perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human
resources department. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A user runs an application that has been infected with
malware that is less than 24 hours old. The malware
then infects the operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this
type of attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
A company was the victim of a security breach
resulting in stolen user credentials. An attacker used a
stolen username and password to log in to an
employee email account.
Which security practice could have reduced the post-
breach impact of this event?
A Multi-factor authentication
B Operating system hardening
, C Network segmentation
D Mutual authentication - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
A module in a security awareness course shows a user
making use of two-factor authentication using a
hardware token.
Which security failure is being addressed by this
training module?
A Tailgating
B Pretexting
C Malware infections
D Weak passwords - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
Which tool should an application developer use to help
identify input validation vulnerabilities?
A scanner
B filter
C fuzzer
D sniffer - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A systems administrator enables operating system
logging to capture unsuccessful log in attempts.
Which attack can be uncovered by reviewing such logs?
A Brute force
B Denial of service
SECURITY ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 |TEST BANK
ACTUAL 300 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |PRE-EVALUATED A+
A company wants to update its access control policy.
The company wants to prevent hourly employees from
logging in to company computers after business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be
implemented?
A Mandatory
B Physical
C Discretionary
D Attribute-based - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
A new software development company has determined
that one of its proprietary algorithms is at a high risk
for unauthorized disclosure. The company's security up
,to this point has been fairly lax.
Which procedure should the company implement to
protect this asset?
A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the
demilitarized zone.
B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm. -
...CORRECT ANSWER...C
An accounting firm stores financial data for many
customers. The company policy requires that
employees only access data for customers they are
assigned to. The company implements a written policy
indicating an employee can be fired for violating this
requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
A Deterrent
B Active
C Preventive
D Detective - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
How can an operating system be hardened in
accordance to the principle of least privilege?
,A Implement account auditing.
B Remove unneeded services.
C Restrict account permissions.
D Remove unnecessary software. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A company implements an Internet-facing web server
for its sales force to review product information. The
sales force can also update its profiles and profile
photos, but not the product information. There is no
other information on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to
the sales force based on the principle of least privilege?
A Read and limited write access
B Read and write access
C Limited write access only
D Limited read access only - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
A corporation has discovered that some confidential
personnel information has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to
limit access to confidential personnel records?
A Only allow access to those with elevated security
permissions.
B Only allow access to department heads and
,executives.
C Only allow access to those who need access to
perform their job.
D Only allow access to those who work in the human
resources department. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A user runs an application that has been infected with
malware that is less than 24 hours old. The malware
then infects the operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this
type of attack?
A Install the latest security updates.
B Uninstall unnecessary software.
C Modify the default user accounts.
D Limit user account privileges. - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
A company was the victim of a security breach
resulting in stolen user credentials. An attacker used a
stolen username and password to log in to an
employee email account.
Which security practice could have reduced the post-
breach impact of this event?
A Multi-factor authentication
B Operating system hardening
, C Network segmentation
D Mutual authentication - ...CORRECT ANSWER...A
A module in a security awareness course shows a user
making use of two-factor authentication using a
hardware token.
Which security failure is being addressed by this
training module?
A Tailgating
B Pretexting
C Malware infections
D Weak passwords - ...CORRECT ANSWER...D
Which tool should an application developer use to help
identify input validation vulnerabilities?
A scanner
B filter
C fuzzer
D sniffer - ...CORRECT ANSWER...C
A systems administrator enables operating system
logging to capture unsuccessful log in attempts.
Which attack can be uncovered by reviewing such logs?
A Brute force
B Denial of service
