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WGU C172 NETWORK AND SECURITY FOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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WGU C172 NETWORK AND SECURITYFOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM
This is the act of manipulating human trust to gain access or information.
Examples include impersonation and phishing.
a) Social Engineering
b) Spoofing
c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
a
If an attacker gains access to your files or to your physical computers, the attacker
can simply steal a copy of the data and crack encryption at their own pace.
a) Social Engineering
b) Poor Physical Security Measures
c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
b
An attack that broadcasts a ping request to all computers on the network yet
changes the address from which the request came to that of the target.
a) Social Engineering
b) Spoofing
,c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
c
A server or device that is configured to look very authentic, potentially containing
data that appears to be legitimate user data, or configuration files that seem
authentic. Sometimes known as a "tar pit".
a) Social Engineering
b) Spoofing
c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
d
The password cracker tries every possible combination of characters.
a) brute force attack
b) zero-day attack
c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
a
Attack that exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities, so victims have no time to
prepare for or defend against the attack.
a) brute force attack
b) zero-day attack
c) Smurf attack
d) Honeypot
,b
Responsible for scanning servers and network devices for known vulnerabilities.
There are a variety of vulnerability scanning tools on the market. Some are open
source, such as Nessus, whereas most are commercial products.
a) Vulnerability Testers
b) White hat hackers
c) Black hat hackers
d) Script Kiddies
a
IT professionals who specialize in penetrating or compromising network security
but only to help an organization improve its own security posture.
a) Vulnerability Testers
b) White hat hackers
c) Black hat hackers
d) Script Kiddies
b
May or may not be IT professionals but possess the knowledge and will to breach
systems for profit. That profit may be monetary, street credibility, or just a source
of entertainment.
a) Vulnerability Testers
b) White hat hackers
c) Black hat hackers
d) Script Kiddies
, c
A group of people who may or may not be IT professionals and may or may not
choose to break laws in pursuit of their hacking goals.
a) Gray hat hackers
b) White hat hackers
c) Black hat hackers
d) Script Kiddies
a
The copycat criminals of the hacking community. They typically hack out of pure
curiosity or entertainment and often use poorly documented tools or scripts
written by much more advanced hackers.
a) Gray hat hackers
b) White hat hackers
c) Black hat hackers
d) Script Kiddies
d
Attempts to compromise the security.
a) red team
b) blue team
c) purple team
d) green team
a
Attempts to defend the security.
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