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WGU C842 – Cyber Defense and Counter Measures
TEST BANK 2023
1.Which of the following information security elements ensures that the
information is accessible only to those who are authorized to have
access?
A authenticity
B confidentiality
C integrity
D availability: B
2.Identify the information security element that determines
trustworthiness of data or resources in terms of preventing improper and
unauthorized changes.
A integrity
B availability
C authenticity
D non-repudiation: A
3.John, a security professional working for Xdoc Corporation, is imple-
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menting a security strategy that uses multilayered protection throughout
an information system to help minimize any adverse impact from attacks
on organizational assets.
Identify the security strategy John has implemented.
A covert channel
B defense-in-depth
C likelihood analysis
D three-way handshake: B
4.Identify the security policy that doesn’t keep any restrictions on the
usage of system resources.
A promiscuous policy
B prudent policy
C paranoid policy
D permissive policy: A
5.Carl is trying to violate the acceptable use of a network and computer
use policy. Under which category of the incident handling criteria does
this scenario fall?
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A CAT 4
B CAT 2
C CAT 1
D CAT 3: A
6.In which of the following stages of incident handling does
classification and prioritization of incidents take place?
A incident recording and assignment
B incident containment
C post-incident activities
D incident triage: D
7.Which of the following terms reflects an organization’s mid-term
and long-term goals for incident management capabilities?
A IH&R team models
B IH&R mission
C IH&R staffing
D IH&R vision: D
8.Which of the following terms defines the purpose and scope of the
planned incident handling and response capabilities?
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A IH&R mission
B IH&R staffing
C IH&R team models
D IH&R vision: A
9.Which of the following backup strategies provides daily status of the
backup situation, such as successful, unsuccessful, not run, out of
space, etc.?
A security
B guarantee
C data availability
D notifications: D
10.John is an incident response manager at XYZ Inc. As a part of IH&R
policy of his organization, he signed a contract between the organization
and a third-party insurer to protect organization individuals from different
threats