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WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SECURITY
EXAM OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM A, B, & C BEST RATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
WGU D430 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION SECURITY EXAM OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM A
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 type of access control policy should be implemented?A Mandatory B Physical C Discretionary D Attribute-based - ANSWER-Attribute-based
A new software development company has determined that one of its proprietary algorithms is at a high risk for unauthorized disclosure. The company's security up to this point has been fairly lax.Which procedure should the company implement to protect this asset?A Transfer the algorithm onto servers in the demilitarized zone. 1 / 4
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B Store the algorithm on highly available servers.C Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.D Create multiple off-site backups of the algorithm. - ANSWER-Relocate the algorithm to encrypted storage.
An accounting firm stores financial data for many customers. The company policy requires that employees only access data for customers they are assigned to. The company implements a written policy indicating an employee can be fired for violating this requirement.Which type of control has the company implemented?A Deterrent B Active C Preventive D Detective - ANSWER-Deterrent
How can an operating system be hardened in accordance to the principle of least privilege?A Implement account auditing.B Remove unneeded services.C Restrict account permissions.D Remove unnecessary software. - ANSWER-Restrict account permissions.
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A company implements an Internet-facing web server for its sales force to review product information. The sales force can also update its profiles and profile photos, but not the product information. There is no other information on this server.Which content access permissions should be granted to the sales force based on the principle of least privilege?A Read and limited write access B Read and write access C Limited write access only D Limited read access only - ANSWER-Read and limited write access
A corporation has discovered that some confidential personnel information has been used inappropriately.How can the principle of least privilege be applied to limit access to confidential personnel records?A Only allow access to those with elevated security permissions.B Only allow access to department heads and executives.C Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.D Only allow access to those who work in the human resources department - ANSWER-Only allow access to those who need access to perform their job.
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A user runs an application that has been infected with malware that is less than 24 hours old.The malware then infects the operating system.Which safeguard should be implemented to prevent this type of attack?A Install the latest security updates.B Uninstall unnecessary software.C Modify the default user accounts.D Limit user account privileges - ANSWER-Limit user account privileges
A company was the victim of a security breach resulting in stolen user credentials. An attacker used a stolen username and password to log in to an employee email account.Which security practice could have reduced the post-breach impact of this event?A Multi-factor authentication B Operating system hardening C Network segmentation D Mutual authentication - ANSWER-Multi-factor authentication
A module in a security awareness course shows a user making use of two-factor authentication using a hardware token.Which security failure is being addressed by this training module?A Tailgating
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