2025/2026 WGU C836 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION
SECURITY OA EXAM/C836 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS||LATEST
VERSION!!!ALREADY GRADED A+
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy
statement impact?
A Accounting policy
B Operating system security
C Access control policy
D Physical security - Answer-B
An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic
communications should be encrypted during transmission across
networks using encryption standards specified in the data encryption
policy."
Which security principle is this policy addressing?
A Interruption
B Confidentiality
C Control
D Availability - Answer-B
A company's website policy states that "To gain access to the
corporate website, each employee must provide a valid user name and
password, and then answer one of six security questions accurately."
Which type of security does the policy address?
A Operations
B Physical
C Human element
D Application - Answer-A
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,An organization notices unauthorized visitors following employees
through a restricted doorway.
Which vulnerability should be addressed in the organization's security
policy?
A Pretexting
B Phishing
C Baiting
D Tailgating - Answer-D
A company wants to update its access control policy. The company
wants to prevent hourly employees from logging in to company
computers after business hours.
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a
resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - Answer-D
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
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,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
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, 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
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SECURITY OA EXAM/C836 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS||LATEST
VERSION!!!ALREADY GRADED A+
Which principle or concept of cybersecurity does this policy
statement impact?
A Accounting policy
B Operating system security
C Access control policy
D Physical security - Answer-B
An organization's procedures document states that "All electronic
communications should be encrypted during transmission across
networks using encryption standards specified in the data encryption
policy."
Which security principle is this policy addressing?
A Interruption
B Confidentiality
C Control
D Availability - Answer-B
A company's website policy states that "To gain access to the
corporate website, each employee must provide a valid user name and
password, and then answer one of six security questions accurately."
Which type of security does the policy address?
A Operations
B Physical
C Human element
D Application - Answer-A
pg. 1
,An organization notices unauthorized visitors following employees
through a restricted doorway.
Which vulnerability should be addressed in the organization's security
policy?
A Pretexting
B Phishing
C Baiting
D Tailgating - Answer-D
A company wants to update its access control policy. The company
wants to prevent hourly employees from logging in to company
computers after business hours.
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a
resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - Answer-D
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
pg. 2
,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
pg. 3
, 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
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