WGU D430 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL

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WGU D430 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL

EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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• Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an

attack on a resource?

• A Impact
• B Vulnerability
• C Risk
• D Threat

- The ANSWER is: 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

- The ANSWER is: 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

- The ANSWER is: C

• Which web attack is a server-side attack?
• A Clickjacking
• B Cross-site scripting
• C SQL injection
• D Cross-site request forgery

- The ANSWER is: 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
• C Data in use
• D Data in storage

- The ANSWER is: A

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• 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

- The ANSWER is: 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
• D Availability

- The ANSWER is: 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

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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

- The ANSWER is: 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
• C Authenticity
• D Utility

- The ANSWER is: D

• Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input

validation?