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WGU D430 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
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? 1 / 4
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A Tailgating B Pretexting C Malware infections D Weak passwords - ANSWER-Weak passwords
Which tool should an application developer use to help identify input validation vulnerabilities?A scanner B filter C fuzzer D sniffer - ANSWER-fuzzer
A systems administrator enables operating system logging to capture unsuccessful log in attempts.Which attack can be uncovered by reviewing such logs?A Brute force B Denial of service C Stolen password D Spear phishing - ANSWER-Brute force
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A student downloads free software from a website and this software includes some malware.Which tool can locate this vulnerability?A Antivirus software B Asymmetric encryption C Honeypot D Access control list - ANSWER-Antivirus software
Which type of tool can be used to detect vulnerabilities in source code related to improper handling of user input?
A Fuzzer B Port scanner C Honeypot D Sniffer - ANSWER-Fuzzer
A petroleum company has a group of computers used to monitor flow of materials in the refining process. These computers are never connected to the Internet or other corporate network, and they host proprietary monitoring software which the company has registered as a trade secret. 3 / 4
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Which type of security will be able to help protect its software against theft?A Network B Physical C Operating system D Application - ANSWER-Physical
An organization wants to minimize the impact of user credential theft by ensuring that only HR staff can access employee personal information.Which security mechanism should it implement?A Apply the principle of least privilege.B Apply the latest software patches.C Remove all unnecessary services.D Turn on logging and auditing. - ANSWER-Apply the principle of least privilege.
An organization wants to prevent malware from infecting its workstations, mobile devices, and web applications.Which security tool should it implement?A Antivirus
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