WGU C726 Master's Course C726 - Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam 120 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
During a recent network attack, a hacker used rainbow tables to guess network passwords. Which type of attack occurred?
A social engineering attack B brute force password attack C privilege escalation
D denial-of-service attack - CORRECT ANSWER: B
During a recent security audit, an outside security contractor has suggested that you trim back the landscaping around entrances. In addition, it has been suggested that you install CCTV at all entrances.
Which facet of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) approach is being addressed?
A territorial reinforcement B target hardening C natural surveillance
D natural access control - CORRECT ANSWER: C
During an XOR operation, two bits are combined. Both values are the same.
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What will be the result of this combination?
A 1 B 0 C OR
D X - CORRECT ANSWER: B
Gaining unauthorized access to the data center by using another user's credentials when following them into the building is an example of which option?
A intrusion B piggybacking C mantrap
D turnstile - CORRECT ANSWER: B
Given two messages, M1 and M2, what is the LEAST likely outcome when using the same one-way hash function, H, to encrypt the messages?
A H(M1) = H(M2)
B H(M1) is not equal to H(M2) C H(M1) > H(M2)
D H(M1) < H(M2) - CORRECT ANSWER: A
In PKI, which term refers to a public key that can be used to verify the certificate used in a digital signature?
A trust anchor B target C relying party 2 / 3
D issuer - CORRECT ANSWER: A
In which mode does 3DES NOT work?
A DES-EEE3
B DES-EDE3
C DES-DDD2
D DES-EEE2 - CORRECT ANSWER: C
Management at your organization has recently become aware that the Internet of Things (IoT) movement has resulted in many security issues. They have asked that you
identify some of the vulnerabilities presented by IoT from the following list:
A insecure management Web interface B insufficient or lack of authentication C lack of transport encryption D insecure software/firmware E insufficient or lack of physical security F All of the above
Which would apply? - CORRECT ANSWER: F
Management decides to use message authentication code (MAC) to protect network messages.
Which type of attack does this prevent?
A logic bomb attacks B SYN flood attacks
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