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WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of Information Security by Brian MacFarlane Exam Questions and Answers 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 vu...

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WGU Course C836 - Fundamentals of
Information Security by Brian
MacFarlane Exam Questions and
Answers

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




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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


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


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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


C Confidentiality


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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

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