WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of
Information Security
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace
2026-2027 Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers,
workstations, application servers, and mobile devices must have current
versions of antivirus software."
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy statement impact?
a) Accounting policy
b) Operating system security
c) Access control policy
d) Physical security - ANSWER B
2. An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic
communications should be encrypted during transmission across networks
using encryption standards specified in the data encryption policy."
Which security principle is this policy addressing?
a) Interruption
b) Confidentiality
, c) Control
d) Availability - ANSWER B
3. A company's website policy states that "To gain access to the corporate
website, each employee must provide a valid user name and password, and
then answer one of six security questions accurately."
Which type of security does the policy address?
a) Operations
b) Physical
c) Human element
d) Application - ANSWER A
4. An organization notices unauthorized visitors following employees through a
restricted doorway.
Which vulnerability should be addressed in the organization's security policy?
a) Pretexting
b) Phishing
c) Baiting
d) Tailgating - ANSWER D
5. A company wants to update its access control policy. The company wants to
prevent hourly employees from logging in to company computers after
business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be implemented?
a) Mandatory
b) Physical
c) Discretionary
, d) Attribute-based - ANSWER D
6. A new software development company has determined that one of its
proprietary algorithms is at a high risk for unauthorized disclosure. The company's
security up to this point has been fairly lax.
Which procedure should the company implement to protect this asset?
a) Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the demilitarized zone.
b) Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
c) Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
d) Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm. - ANSWER C
6. An accounting firm stores financial data for many customers. The company
policy requires that employees only access data for customers they are
assigned to. The company implements a written policy indicating an employee
can be fired for violating this requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
a) Deterrent
b) Active
c) Preventive
d) Detective - ANSWER A
7. How can an operating system be hardened in accordance to the principle of
least privilege?
a) Implement account auditing.
b) Remove unneeded services.
c) Restrict account permissions.
d) Remove unnecessary software. - ANSWER C
, 8. A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales force to
review product information. The sales force can also update its profiles and
profile photos, but not the product information. There is no other information
on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales force based on
the principle of least privilege?
a) Read and limited write access
b) Read and write access
c) Limited write access only
d) Limited read access only - ANSWER A
9. A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel information
has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to confidential
personnel records?
a) Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
b) Only allow access to department heads and executives.
c) Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
d) Only allow access to those who work in the human resources department. -
ANSWER C
10. A user runs an application that has been infected with malware that is less
than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of attack?
a) Install the latest security updates.
b) Uninstall unnecessary software.
c) Modify the default user accounts.
d) Limit user account privileges. - ANSWER D
Information Security
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace
2026-2027 Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
Current Update!!
1. A company's IT policy manual states that "All company computers,
workstations, application servers, and mobile devices must have current
versions of antivirus software."
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy statement impact?
a) Accounting policy
b) Operating system security
c) Access control policy
d) Physical security - ANSWER B
2. An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic
communications should be encrypted during transmission across networks
using encryption standards specified in the data encryption policy."
Which security principle is this policy addressing?
a) Interruption
b) Confidentiality
, c) Control
d) Availability - ANSWER B
3. A company's website policy states that "To gain access to the corporate
website, each employee must provide a valid user name and password, and
then answer one of six security questions accurately."
Which type of security does the policy address?
a) Operations
b) Physical
c) Human element
d) Application - ANSWER A
4. An organization notices unauthorized visitors following employees through a
restricted doorway.
Which vulnerability should be addressed in the organization's security policy?
a) Pretexting
b) Phishing
c) Baiting
d) Tailgating - ANSWER D
5. A company wants to update its access control policy. The company wants to
prevent hourly employees from logging in to company computers after
business hours.
Which type of access control policy should be implemented?
a) Mandatory
b) Physical
c) Discretionary
, d) Attribute-based - ANSWER D
6. A new software development company has determined that one of its
proprietary algorithms is at a high risk for unauthorized disclosure. The company's
security up to this point has been fairly lax.
Which procedure should the company implement to protect this asset?
a) Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the demilitarized zone.
b) Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
c) Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
d) Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm. - ANSWER C
6. An accounting firm stores financial data for many customers. The company
policy requires that employees only access data for customers they are
assigned to. The company implements a written policy indicating an employee
can be fired for violating this requirement.
Which type of control has the company implemented?
a) Deterrent
b) Active
c) Preventive
d) Detective - ANSWER A
7. How can an operating system be hardened in accordance to the principle of
least privilege?
a) Implement account auditing.
b) Remove unneeded services.
c) Restrict account permissions.
d) Remove unnecessary software. - ANSWER C
, 8. A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales force to
review product information. The sales force can also update its profiles and
profile photos, but not the product information. There is no other information
on this server.
Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales force based on
the principle of least privilege?
a) Read and limited write access
b) Read and write access
c) Limited write access only
d) Limited read access only - ANSWER A
9. A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel information
has been used inappropriately.
How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to confidential
personnel records?
a) Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.
b) Only allow access to department heads and executives.
c) Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
d) Only allow access to those who work in the human resources department. -
ANSWER C
10. A user runs an application that has been infected with malware that is less
than 24 hours old. The malware then infects the operating system.
Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of attack?
a) Install the latest security updates.
b) Uninstall unnecessary software.
c) Modify the default user accounts.
d) Limit user account privileges. - ANSWER D
