WGU C836 Fundamentals of Information Security
Exam 200 Questions with Verified Answers
D - CORRECT ANSWER Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an
attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat
C - CORRECT ANSWER Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention
C - CORRECT ANSWER 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
C - CORRECT ANSWER Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
A - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER A company has had several successful denial of service
(DoS) attacks on its email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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 principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility
C - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER Which file action implements the principle of
confidentiality from the CIA triad?
Exam 200 Questions with Verified Answers
D - CORRECT ANSWER Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an
attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat
C - CORRECT ANSWER Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention
C - CORRECT ANSWER 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
C - CORRECT ANSWER Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery
A - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER A company has had several successful denial of service
(DoS) attacks on its email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Confidentiality
D Availability
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER 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 principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility
C - CORRECT ANSWER 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
D - CORRECT ANSWER Which file action implements the principle of
confidentiality from the CIA triad?
