WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
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SECURITY EXAM OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
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NEWEST 2025/2026 TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM gd gd gd gd gd
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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A company wants to update its access control
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policy. The company wants to prevent hourly
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employees from logging in to company computers
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after business hours.
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Which type of access control policy should be
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implemented?
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A g d Mandatory
B g d Physical
C g d Discretionary
D g d Attribute-based - ...ANSWER...D g d g d
A new software development company has
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determined that one of its proprietary algorithms
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is at a high risk for unauthorized disclosure. The
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company's security up to this point has been fairly
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lax.
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Which procedure should the company implement to
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protect this asset?
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A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the
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demilitarized zone.
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B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
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,C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
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D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm.
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...ANSWER...C
An accounting firm stores financial data for many
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customers. The company policy requires that
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employees only access data for customers they
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are assigned to. The company implements a written
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policy indicating an employee can be fired for
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violating this requirement.
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Which type of control has the company
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implemented?
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A g d Deterrent
B g d Active
C g d Preventive
D g d Detective - ...ANSWER...A g d g d
How can an operating system be
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hardened in accordance to the principle of
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least privilege?
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A Implement account auditing.
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B Remove unneeded services.
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C Restrict account permissions.
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D Remove unnecessary software. - ...ANSWER...C
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A company implements an Internet-facing web
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server for its sales force to review product
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information. The sales force can also update its
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profiles and profile photos, but not the product
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information. There is no other information on this
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server.
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,Which content access permissions should be
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granted to the sales force based on the principle of
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least privilege?
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A Read and limited write access
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B Read and write access
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C Limited write access only
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D Limited read access only - ...ANSWER...A
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A corporation has discovered that some
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confidential personnel information has been used
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inappropriately.
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How can the principle of least privilege be applied to
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limit access to confidential personnel records?
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A Only allow access to those with elevated security
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permissions.
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B Only allow access to department heads and
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executives.
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C Only allow access to those who need access to
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perform their job.
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D Only allow access to those who work in the human
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resources department. - ...ANSWER...C
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A user runs an application that has been infected
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with malware that is less than 24 hours old. The
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malware then infects the operating system.
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Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent
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this type of attack?
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A Install the latest security
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updates.
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B Uninstall unnecessary software.
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, C Modify the default user accounts.
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D Limit user account privileges. - ...ANSWER...D
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A company was the victim of a security breach
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resulting in stolen user credentials. An attacker used
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a stolen username and password to log in to an
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employee email account.
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Which security practice could have reduced the post-
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breach impact of this event?
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A g d Multi-factor authentication g d
B g d Operating system hardening g d g d
C g d Network segmentation g d
D g d Mutual authentication - ...ANSWER...A
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A module in a security awareness course shows a
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user making use of two-factor authentication using
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a hardware token.
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Which security failure is being addressed by this
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training module?
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A g d Tailgating
B g d Pretexting
C g d Malware infections g d
D g d Weak passwords - ...ANSWER...D
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Which tool should an application developer use to
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help identify input validation vulnerabilities?
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A scanner
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SECURITY EXAM OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
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NEWEST 2025/2026 TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM gd gd gd gd gd
300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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GRADED A+ gd gd
A company wants to update its access control
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policy. The company wants to prevent hourly
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employees from logging in to company computers
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after business hours.
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Which type of access control policy should be
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implemented?
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A g d Mandatory
B g d Physical
C g d Discretionary
D g d Attribute-based - ...ANSWER...D g d g d
A new software development company has
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determined that one of its proprietary algorithms
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is at a high risk for unauthorized disclosure. The
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company's security up to this point has been fairly
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lax.
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Which procedure should the company implement to
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protect this asset?
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A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the
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demilitarized zone.
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B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.
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,C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
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D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm.
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-
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...ANSWER...C
An accounting firm stores financial data for many
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customers. The company policy requires that
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employees only access data for customers they
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are assigned to. The company implements a written
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policy indicating an employee can be fired for
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violating this requirement.
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Which type of control has the company
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implemented?
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A g d Deterrent
B g d Active
C g d Preventive
D g d Detective - ...ANSWER...A g d g d
How can an operating system be
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hardened in accordance to the principle of
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least privilege?
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A Implement account auditing.
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B Remove unneeded services.
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C Restrict account permissions.
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D Remove unnecessary software. - ...ANSWER...C
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A company implements an Internet-facing web
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server for its sales force to review product
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information. The sales force can also update its
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profiles and profile photos, but not the product
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information. There is no other information on this
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server.
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,Which content access permissions should be
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granted to the sales force based on the principle of
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least privilege?
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A Read and limited write access
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B Read and write access
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C Limited write access only
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D Limited read access only - ...ANSWER...A
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A corporation has discovered that some
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confidential personnel information has been used
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inappropriately.
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How can the principle of least privilege be applied to
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limit access to confidential personnel records?
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A Only allow access to those with elevated security
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permissions.
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B Only allow access to department heads and
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executives.
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C Only allow access to those who need access to
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perform their job.
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D Only allow access to those who work in the human
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resources department. - ...ANSWER...C
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A user runs an application that has been infected
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with malware that is less than 24 hours old. The
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malware then infects the operating system.
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Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent
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this type of attack?
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A Install the latest security
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updates.
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B Uninstall unnecessary software.
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, C Modify the default user accounts.
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D Limit user account privileges. - ...ANSWER...D
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A company was the victim of a security breach
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resulting in stolen user credentials. An attacker used
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a stolen username and password to log in to an
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employee email account.
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Which security practice could have reduced the post-
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breach impact of this event?
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A g d Multi-factor authentication g d
B g d Operating system hardening g d g d
C g d Network segmentation g d
D g d Mutual authentication - ...ANSWER...A
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A module in a security awareness course shows a
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user making use of two-factor authentication using
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a hardware token.
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Which security failure is being addressed by this
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training module?
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A g d Tailgating
B g d Pretexting
C g d Malware infections g d
D g d Weak passwords - ...ANSWER...D
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Which tool should an application developer use to
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help identify input validation vulnerabilities?
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A scanner
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