WGU C836 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2024-2025 VERSION A
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WGU C836 FINAL EXAM A
The Fabrication attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the CIA triad?
A. Availability
B. Integrity
C. Confidentiality
D. Integrity and Availability
E. Confidentiality and Integrity
Integrity and Availability
The Interception attack type most commonly affects which principle(s) of the CIA triad? This
task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The shortcut keys to perform this
task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A.Integrity and Availability
B.Confidentiality and Integrity
C.Availability
D.Integrity
E.Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets is known as a(n) ________.
A.Threat
B.Impact
C.Risk
D.Vulnerability
Threat
Controls that protect the systems, networks, and environments that process, transmit, and
store our data are called _______.
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A.Logical controls
B.Administrative controls
C.Physical controls
Logical Control
What is the first and arguably one of the most important steps of the risk management
process?
A.Assess risks
B.Mitigate risks
C.Identify threats
D.Assess vulnerabilities
E.Identify assets
Identify assets
Protects information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification, or destruction
information security
A type of attack, primarily against confidentiality
Interception
Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets
Threat
A weakness that can be used to harm us
Vulnerability
The likelihood that something bad will happen
Risk
An attack that involves tampering with our assets
Modification attack
A model that adds three more principles to the CIA triad: possession or control, utility, and
authenticity
Parkerian hexad
The physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored
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Possession or control
An attack that involves generating data, processes, communications, or other similar
activities with a system
Fabrication attack
A multilayered defense that will allow us to achieve a successful defense should one or more
of our defensive measures fail
Defense in depth
Sometimes called technical controls, these protect the systems, networks, and environments
that process, transmit, and store our data
Logical controls
Controls that protect the physical environment in which our systems sit, or where our data is
stored
Physical controls
The risk management phase that consists of all of the activities that we can perform in
advance of the incident itself, in order to better enable us to handle it
Preparation phase
The risk management phase where we detect the occurrence of an issue and decide whether
it is actually an incident so that we can respond to it appropriately
Detection and analysis phase
The biometric characteristic that measures how well a factor resists change over time and
with advancing age is called __________.
A. Collectability
B. Acceptability
C.Universality
D.Uniqueness
E.Permanence
E.Permanence
What type of authentication can prevent a man-in-the-middle attack? This task contains the
radio buttons and checkboxes for options.
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A.Multifactor
B.Mutual
C.Something you know
D.Something you are
ESomething you do
B.Mutual
An authentication mechanism in which both parties authenticate each other
Mutual authentication
Describes the ease with which a system can be tricked by a falsified biometric identifier
Circumvention
A user who creates a network share and sets permissions on that share is employing which
model of access control? This task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The
shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A. Mandatory access control
B. Discretionary access control
C. Attribute-based access control
D. Role-based access control
Discretionary access control
What type of access control can prevent the confused deputy problem? This task contains the
radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The shortcut keys to perform this task are A to H
and alt+1 to alt+9.
A.ACLs
B.A password policy
C.Capability-based security
D.A locked door
Capability-based security
Confidential Services Inc. is a military-support branch consisting of 1,400 computers with
Internet access and 250 servers. All employees are required to have security clearances. From
the options listed below, what access control model would be most appropriate for this
organization? This task contains the radio buttons and checkboxes for options. The shortcut
keys to perform this task are A to H and alt+1 to alt+9.
A.Discretionary access control
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