WGU D431 DIGITAL FORENSICS IN
CYBERSECURITY EXAM SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED SOLUTION MANUAL
◉The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999.
Answer: - allows for collection and use of "empty" communications,
which means nonverbal and context communications, such as GPS
information
◉USA Patriot Act. Answer: - the primary law under which a wide
variety of Internet and communications information content and
metadata is currently collected
- provisions exist within the act to protect the identity and privacy of
U.S citizens
◉The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Answer: - contains many
provisions about record keeping and destruction of electronic
records relating to the management and operation of publicly held
companies
, ◉18 USC 1030 Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with
Computers. Answer: - this is one of the most widely used laws in
hacking cases
- covers a wide range of crimes involving illicit access of any
computer
◉18 USC 1020 Fraud and Related Activity in connection with access
devices. Answer: - closely related to 1030 but covers access devices (
such as routers )
◉The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA). Answer: - enacted
in 1998
- makes it a crime to publish methods or techniques to circumvent
copyright protection
- it is controversial because it has been used against legitimate
researchers publishing research papers
◉18 USC 1028A Identity Theft and Aggravated Identity Theft.
Answer: - law targets any crime related to identity theft
- is often applied in stolen credit card cases
CYBERSECURITY EXAM SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED SOLUTION MANUAL
◉The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999.
Answer: - allows for collection and use of "empty" communications,
which means nonverbal and context communications, such as GPS
information
◉USA Patriot Act. Answer: - the primary law under which a wide
variety of Internet and communications information content and
metadata is currently collected
- provisions exist within the act to protect the identity and privacy of
U.S citizens
◉The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Answer: - contains many
provisions about record keeping and destruction of electronic
records relating to the management and operation of publicly held
companies
, ◉18 USC 1030 Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with
Computers. Answer: - this is one of the most widely used laws in
hacking cases
- covers a wide range of crimes involving illicit access of any
computer
◉18 USC 1020 Fraud and Related Activity in connection with access
devices. Answer: - closely related to 1030 but covers access devices (
such as routers )
◉The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA). Answer: - enacted
in 1998
- makes it a crime to publish methods or techniques to circumvent
copyright protection
- it is controversial because it has been used against legitimate
researchers publishing research papers
◉18 USC 1028A Identity Theft and Aggravated Identity Theft.
Answer: - law targets any crime related to identity theft
- is often applied in stolen credit card cases
