WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SECURITY EXAM
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - ANSWEROur ability to protect data
from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - ANSWERA patron using an ATM card wants to keep
their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - ANSWERLosing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - ANSWERThe ability to prevent people from
changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? - ANSWERPermissions restrict what users can do
(read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - ANSWERData used by a doctor to make medical decisions
needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - ANSWEROur data needs to be accessible
when we need it.
How can availability be broken? - ANSWERLoss of power, application problems.
, If caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - ANSWERThe protection of information and
information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - ANSWERThe Parkerian Hexad
includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also
includes possession (or control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity - ANSWERWhether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - ANSWERInterception (eaves
dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWERInterruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWERInterruption (assets
are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
Utility - ANSWERHow useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not just yes or
no)
Possession - ANSWERDo you physically have the data in question? Used to
describe the scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks - ANSWERinterception, interruption,
modification, and fabrication
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - ANSWEROur ability to protect data
from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - ANSWERA patron using an ATM card wants to keep
their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - ANSWERLosing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - ANSWERThe ability to prevent people from
changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? - ANSWERPermissions restrict what users can do
(read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - ANSWERData used by a doctor to make medical decisions
needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - ANSWEROur data needs to be accessible
when we need it.
How can availability be broken? - ANSWERLoss of power, application problems.
, If caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - ANSWERThe protection of information and
information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - ANSWERThe Parkerian Hexad
includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also
includes possession (or control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity - ANSWERWhether the data in question comes from who or where it
says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - ANSWERInterception (eaves
dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWERInterruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWERInterruption (assets
are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false
data)
Utility - ANSWERHow useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not just yes or
no)
Possession - ANSWERDo you physically have the data in question? Used to
describe the scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks - ANSWERinterception, interruption,
modification, and fabrication
