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WGU D430 EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
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)...File encryption
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.
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This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense mechanisms
are in place to protect critical data.
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - ..(ANSWER)...Threat
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)...Honeypots
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)...Port scanner
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Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ..(ANSWER)...SQL injection
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)...Data in motion
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)...Interruption
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A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - ..(ANSWER)...Utility
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)...SQL injection
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption - ..(ANSWER)...Encryption
WGU D430 EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST EXAM | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
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)...File encryption
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.
, 2
This determination helps the auditor ensure that the proper defense mechanisms
are in place to protect critical data.
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - ..(ANSWER)...Threat
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)...Honeypots
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)...Port scanner
, 3
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ..(ANSWER)...SQL injection
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)...Data in motion
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)...Interruption
, 4
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email
server.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - ..(ANSWER)...Utility
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)...SQL injection
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption - ..(ANSWER)...Encryption
