WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security
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AES Ans✓✓✓-AES is the standard encryption algorithm used by the US Federal
government.
Asymmetric Key Cryptography Ans✓✓✓-Encryption that uses two separate keys-
a public key and a private key. Advantage is that you can post the public key and
anyone can send you an encrypted message.
Auditing Ans✓✓✓-Hold users of your system accountable. A methodical
examination and review of an organization's records.
Authenticity Ans✓✓✓-Whether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? Ans✓✓✓-Interruption (assets
are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating
false data)
Burp Suite Ans✓✓✓-Burp Suite is a web assessment and analysis tool that looks
for issues on websites such as cross-site scripting or SQL injection flaws.
Compare authentication types. Ans✓✓✓-Multifactor authentication
Mutual authentication
Competitive Counterintelligence Ans✓✓✓-the practice of managing the range of
intelligence-gathering activities directed at an organization
, Competitive intelligence Ans✓✓✓-the process of gathering and analyzing
information to support business decisions
competitive intelligence Ans✓✓✓-the process of intelligence gathering and
analysis to support business decisions
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? Ans✓✓✓-Interception (eaves
dropping)
COPPA Ans✓✓✓-Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Defense in Depth Ans✓✓✓-employing multiple layers of controls to avoid a
single point of failure
Define accountability and its benefits Ans✓✓✓-nonrepudiation, deterrence,
intrusion detection and prevention, and admissibility of records
Define authentication Ans✓✓✓-A set of methods used to determine if a claim of
identity is true.
Define cryptography, including its origins and influencers. Ans✓✓✓-The science
of protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data
Define identification Ans✓✓✓-The claim of who we/networks are
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AES Ans✓✓✓-AES is the standard encryption algorithm used by the US Federal
government.
Asymmetric Key Cryptography Ans✓✓✓-Encryption that uses two separate keys-
a public key and a private key. Advantage is that you can post the public key and
anyone can send you an encrypted message.
Auditing Ans✓✓✓-Hold users of your system accountable. A methodical
examination and review of an organization's records.
Authenticity Ans✓✓✓-Whether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? Ans✓✓✓-Interruption (assets
are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating
false data)
Burp Suite Ans✓✓✓-Burp Suite is a web assessment and analysis tool that looks
for issues on websites such as cross-site scripting or SQL injection flaws.
Compare authentication types. Ans✓✓✓-Multifactor authentication
Mutual authentication
Competitive Counterintelligence Ans✓✓✓-the practice of managing the range of
intelligence-gathering activities directed at an organization
, Competitive intelligence Ans✓✓✓-the process of gathering and analyzing
information to support business decisions
competitive intelligence Ans✓✓✓-the process of intelligence gathering and
analysis to support business decisions
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? Ans✓✓✓-Interception (eaves
dropping)
COPPA Ans✓✓✓-Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Defense in Depth Ans✓✓✓-employing multiple layers of controls to avoid a
single point of failure
Define accountability and its benefits Ans✓✓✓-nonrepudiation, deterrence,
intrusion detection and prevention, and admissibility of records
Define authentication Ans✓✓✓-A set of methods used to determine if a claim of
identity is true.
Define cryptography, including its origins and influencers. Ans✓✓✓-The science
of protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data
Define identification Ans✓✓✓-The claim of who we/networks are
