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WGU D430 EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED |
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? - ..(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.
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? -
..(ANSWER)...Threat
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker? - ..(ANSWER)...Honeypots
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating
system types and versions? - ..(ANSWER)...Port scanner
Which web attack is a server-side attack? - ..(ANSWER)...SQL injection
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An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN? - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...Interruption
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? -
..(ANSWER)...Utility
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation? - ..(ANSWER)...SQL
injection
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad? -
..(ANSWER)...Encryption
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is
necessary to perform a particular task? - ..(ANSWER)...Principle of least privilege
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face
toward employees and must face away from doorways. The monitor screens must
not be visible to people visiting the office."
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Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying? -
..(ANSWER)...Confidentiality
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration. Which
component of the CIA triad has been compromised? - ..(ANSWER)...Integrity
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect? -
..(ANSWER)...Integrity
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or
undo? - ..(ANSWER)...Integrity
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and
wishes to thwart future attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing? - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be
configured to maintain operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing? -
..(ANSWER)...Availability
A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers, workstations,
application servers, and mobile devices must have current versions of antivirus
software."
WGU D430 EXAM 2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED |
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? - ..(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.
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? -
..(ANSWER)...Threat
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to
an attacker? - ..(ANSWER)...Honeypots
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating
system types and versions? - ..(ANSWER)...Port scanner
Which web attack is a server-side attack? - ..(ANSWER)...SQL injection
, 2
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN? - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...Interruption
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? -
..(ANSWER)...Utility
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation? - ..(ANSWER)...SQL
injection
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad? -
..(ANSWER)...Encryption
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is
necessary to perform a particular task? - ..(ANSWER)...Principle of least privilege
A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face
toward employees and must face away from doorways. The monitor screens must
not be visible to people visiting the office."
, 3
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying? -
..(ANSWER)...Confidentiality
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration. Which
component of the CIA triad has been compromised? - ..(ANSWER)...Integrity
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect? -
..(ANSWER)...Integrity
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or
undo? - ..(ANSWER)...Integrity
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and
wishes to thwart future attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing? - ..(ANSWER)...Availability
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be
configured to maintain operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing? -
..(ANSWER)...Availability
A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers, workstations,
application servers, and mobile devices must have current versions of antivirus
software."
