WGU C715 Practice Exam: C715 Pre-Assesment : Questions & Answers
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Authenticity - ANSWER:Integrity
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
Authenticity
Possession
Availability
Integrity - ANSWER:Integrity
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database roll back or undo?
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Identification - ANSWER:Integrity
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and wishes to thwart future
attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing?
Availability
Confidentiality
,Possession
Authenticity - ANSWER:Availability
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be configured to maintain
operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing?
Availability
Confidentiality
Utility
Integrity - ANSWER:Availability
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating system types and
versions?
Port scanner
Stateful firewall
Packet filter
Packet sniffer - ANSWER:Port scanner
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
SQL injection
Cross-site scripting
Cross-site request forgery
Clickjacking - ANSWER:SQL injection
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?
,File encryption
Alarm systems
Antivirus software
Account permissions - ANSWER:File encryption
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?
Utility
Possession
Authenticity
Integrity - ANSWER:Utility
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
SQL injection
Cross-site request forgery
Clickjacking
Extraneous files - ANSWER:SQL injection
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
Threat
Vulnerability
Risk
Impact - ANSWER:Threat
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
Intrusion detection
, Intrusion prevention
Firewalls
Honeypots - ANSWER:Honeypots
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
Data in motion
Data in storage
Data at rest
Data in use - ANSWER:Data in motion
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?
Interruption
Interception
Modification
Fabrication - ANSWER:Interruption
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Possession - ANSWER:Availability
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration.
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Authenticity - ANSWER:Integrity
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
Authenticity
Possession
Availability
Integrity - ANSWER:Integrity
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database roll back or undo?
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Identification - ANSWER:Integrity
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and wishes to thwart future
attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing?
Availability
Confidentiality
,Possession
Authenticity - ANSWER:Availability
An organization has a requirement that all database servers and file servers be configured to maintain
operations in the presence of a failure.
Which principle of the CIA triad is this requirement implementing?
Availability
Confidentiality
Utility
Integrity - ANSWER:Availability
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating system types and
versions?
Port scanner
Stateful firewall
Packet filter
Packet sniffer - ANSWER:Port scanner
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
SQL injection
Cross-site scripting
Cross-site request forgery
Clickjacking - ANSWER:SQL injection
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?
,File encryption
Alarm systems
Antivirus software
Account permissions - ANSWER:File encryption
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?
Utility
Possession
Authenticity
Integrity - ANSWER:Utility
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
SQL injection
Cross-site request forgery
Clickjacking
Extraneous files - ANSWER:SQL injection
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
Threat
Vulnerability
Risk
Impact - ANSWER:Threat
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
Intrusion detection
, Intrusion prevention
Firewalls
Honeypots - ANSWER:Honeypots
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
Data in motion
Data in storage
Data at rest
Data in use - ANSWER:Data in motion
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?
Interruption
Interception
Modification
Fabrication - ANSWER:Interruption
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email server.
Which security principle is being attacked?
Availability
Confidentiality
Integrity
Possession - ANSWER:Availability
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
