WGU D488 Cybersecurity Architecture And
Engineering OA EXAM PREP 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Identity and Access Management - ANSWER A framework of policies and
technologies used to manage digital identities and control user access to a
resource within an organization
2. Password Policy - ANSWER Rules set to enforce strong password creation
and management, including requirements for length, history, complexity,
and more.
3. Privileged Access Management - ANSWER A security practice that
monitors and controls access to critical systems and data by users with
elevated access (e.g. admin accounts)
4. Password Complexity - ANSWER A set of rules designed to make a
password stronger and more difficult to crack or guess.
5. Kerberos - ANSWER A network authentication protocol that uses
symmetric key cryptography to securely authenticate users and services over
the network.
,6. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) - ANSWER A cryptographic protocol designed
to provide secure communication over a computer network. SSL encrypts
the data exchanged between a client and server, ensuring confidentiality and
integrity. SSL is now deprecated and has been replaced with the Transport
Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
7. Virtual Private Network (VPN) - ANSWER A technology that creates a
secure, encrypted connection over a public network (like the internet) to
allow remote users or sites the ability to access a private network safely.
8. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) - ANSWER A security
solution that collects, analyzes, and correlates log and event data from across
an organization's IT environment in real time.
9. Web Application Firewall (WAF) - ANSWER A security solution that
monitors, filters, and blocks malicious traffic to and from web applications.
10.Secure Socket Shell (SSH) - ANSWER A cryptographic network protocol
used to securely access and manage remote systems over an unsecured
network.
11.Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) - ANSWER A network segment that separates
an organization's internal network from external-facing services. It acts as a
buffer zone to limit access between the internet and the internal network.
12.microsegmentation - ANSWER Function of an Ethernet switch whereby
collision domains are reduced to the scope of a single port only.
,13.missing route - ANSWER Troubleshooting issue where a routing table does
not contain a required entry due either to manual misconfiguration or failure
of a dynamic routing protocol update.
14.mission essential function (MEF) - ANSWER Business or organizational
activity that is too critical to be deferred for anything more than a few hours,
if at all.
15.multi-fiber push-on (MPO) - ANSWER Fiber optic cable type that
terminates multiple strands to a single compact connector, supporting
parallel links.
16.multicast - ANSWER A packet addressed to a selection of hosts (in IP, those
belonging to a multicast group).
17.Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) - ANSWER Authentication scheme that
requires the user to present at least two different factors as credentials, from
something you know, something you have, something you are, something
you do, and somewhere you are.
18.Spatial Multiplexing - ANSWER Use of multiple reception and transmission
antennae to boost bandwidth via spatial multiplexing and to boost range and
signal reliability via spatial diversity.
19.A company is concerned about advanced persistent threats and targeted
attacks on its computer systems. The company wants to implement a
security solution that can detect and respond to any suspicious activity on its
systems.
Which security technology meets the needs of this company?
, Endpoint detection and response (EDR) software
Hardware security module (HSM)
Two-factor authentication
Antivirus tools - ANSWER Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
software
20.An enterprise is deploying a new software application that requires a
cryptographic protocol to secure data transmission. The application will be
used to process sensitive customer information, and the company wants to
ensure that the data is protected during transmission.
Which cryptographic protocol meets the needs of the enterprise?
Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with Data Encryption Standard (DES)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) with Triple Data Encryption
Standard (3DES)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) with Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
(RSA) - ANSWER Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES)
21.Which emerging technology has the potential to significantly impact the
security of current encryption methods by making it possible to quickly
solve mathematical problems that are currently considered difficult or
impossible to solve?
Quantum computing
Blockchain
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Augmented reality (AR) - ANSWER Quantum computing
Engineering OA EXAM PREP 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Identity and Access Management - ANSWER A framework of policies and
technologies used to manage digital identities and control user access to a
resource within an organization
2. Password Policy - ANSWER Rules set to enforce strong password creation
and management, including requirements for length, history, complexity,
and more.
3. Privileged Access Management - ANSWER A security practice that
monitors and controls access to critical systems and data by users with
elevated access (e.g. admin accounts)
4. Password Complexity - ANSWER A set of rules designed to make a
password stronger and more difficult to crack or guess.
5. Kerberos - ANSWER A network authentication protocol that uses
symmetric key cryptography to securely authenticate users and services over
the network.
,6. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) - ANSWER A cryptographic protocol designed
to provide secure communication over a computer network. SSL encrypts
the data exchanged between a client and server, ensuring confidentiality and
integrity. SSL is now deprecated and has been replaced with the Transport
Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
7. Virtual Private Network (VPN) - ANSWER A technology that creates a
secure, encrypted connection over a public network (like the internet) to
allow remote users or sites the ability to access a private network safely.
8. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) - ANSWER A security
solution that collects, analyzes, and correlates log and event data from across
an organization's IT environment in real time.
9. Web Application Firewall (WAF) - ANSWER A security solution that
monitors, filters, and blocks malicious traffic to and from web applications.
10.Secure Socket Shell (SSH) - ANSWER A cryptographic network protocol
used to securely access and manage remote systems over an unsecured
network.
11.Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) - ANSWER A network segment that separates
an organization's internal network from external-facing services. It acts as a
buffer zone to limit access between the internet and the internal network.
12.microsegmentation - ANSWER Function of an Ethernet switch whereby
collision domains are reduced to the scope of a single port only.
,13.missing route - ANSWER Troubleshooting issue where a routing table does
not contain a required entry due either to manual misconfiguration or failure
of a dynamic routing protocol update.
14.mission essential function (MEF) - ANSWER Business or organizational
activity that is too critical to be deferred for anything more than a few hours,
if at all.
15.multi-fiber push-on (MPO) - ANSWER Fiber optic cable type that
terminates multiple strands to a single compact connector, supporting
parallel links.
16.multicast - ANSWER A packet addressed to a selection of hosts (in IP, those
belonging to a multicast group).
17.Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) - ANSWER Authentication scheme that
requires the user to present at least two different factors as credentials, from
something you know, something you have, something you are, something
you do, and somewhere you are.
18.Spatial Multiplexing - ANSWER Use of multiple reception and transmission
antennae to boost bandwidth via spatial multiplexing and to boost range and
signal reliability via spatial diversity.
19.A company is concerned about advanced persistent threats and targeted
attacks on its computer systems. The company wants to implement a
security solution that can detect and respond to any suspicious activity on its
systems.
Which security technology meets the needs of this company?
, Endpoint detection and response (EDR) software
Hardware security module (HSM)
Two-factor authentication
Antivirus tools - ANSWER Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
software
20.An enterprise is deploying a new software application that requires a
cryptographic protocol to secure data transmission. The application will be
used to process sensitive customer information, and the company wants to
ensure that the data is protected during transmission.
Which cryptographic protocol meets the needs of the enterprise?
Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with Data Encryption Standard (DES)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) with Triple Data Encryption
Standard (3DES)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) with Rivest-Shamir-Adleman
(RSA) - ANSWER Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES)
21.Which emerging technology has the potential to significantly impact the
security of current encryption methods by making it possible to quickly
solve mathematical problems that are currently considered difficult or
impossible to solve?
Quantum computing
Blockchain
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Augmented reality (AR) - ANSWER Quantum computing
