WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY ACTUAL TEST PAPER
◉ Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: C
,◉ Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: A
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: C
SECURITY ACTUAL TEST PAPER
◉ Which security type deliberately exposes a system's
vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: C
,◉ Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery. Answer: C
◉ 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. Answer: A
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: D
◉ 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. Answer: C
