WGU WGU-D488 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

WGU WGU-D488 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

  A professional services organization deployed security edge devices in key locations on its corporate network. How will these devices improve the organization's security posture?

  A. They act as an initial defense layer for potential threats
  B. They protect from severe distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
  C. They act as a security information and event management (SIEM) module for a security operations center (SOC) analyst
  D. They are a set of trusted platform module (TPM) devices
  A. They act as an initial defense layer for potential threats

• Question 212:

  Which characteristic identifies intranet application software?

  A. Hosted by an outsourced provider
  B. Hosted in the internal business network
  C. Hosted by a third-party web portal
  D. Hosted on an individual computer
  B. Hosted in the internal business network

• Question 213:

  How can the organizational culture support ethical guidelines?

  A. By outlining the roles of IT specialists in the organization
  B. By outlining the protocols to support security and privacy of data
  C. By creating the system requirements for computers in the organization
  D. By creating the government regulations that apply to the organization
  B. By outlining the protocols to support security and privacy of data

• Question 214:

  Which task is the responsibility of a database administrator?

  A. Installing and configuring databases
  B. Compiling code into an executable file
  C. Deciding on database applications for the company
  D. Troubleshooting network security issues
  A. Installing and configuring databases

• Question 215:

  An IT team has been tasked with improving the security of a company's web applications.

  Which threats should the IT team consider detecting when defending the network with a web application firewall (WAF)?

  A. Phishing attacks
  B. Brute force attacks
  C. Structured Query Language (SQL) injection attacks
  D. Social engineering attacks
  C. Structured Query Language (SQL) injection attacks

• Question 216:

  Why is business continuity planning essential?

  A. It ensures that the company will be profitable.
  B. It ensures that the company will avoid asset loss.
  C. It allows for succession planning.
  D. It allows for the quickest return to business operations.
  D. It allows for the quickest return to business operations.

• Question 217:

  A company has recently implemented a hybrid cloud deployment. The security team has been notified about thousands of failed attempts to connect to routers and switches in the on-premises network. A solution must be implemented to block connections after three unsuccessful SSH attempts on any network device.

  Which solution meets the requirements in this scenario?

  A. Data loss prevention
  B. Firewall
  C. Intrusion prevention system
  D. File integrity monitoring
  C. Intrusion prevention system

• Question 218:

  The security team has been notified about multiple man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks happening on the wireless network over the past thirty days. Management has agreed to upgrade the network infrastructure to help eliminate these attacks.

  A. Security information and event management (SIEM)
  B. Inline network encryptor
  C. Layer 3 switch
  D. Wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)
  D. Wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS)

• Question 219:

  An organization sends customers e-mail messages based on their purchase patterns. Which characteristic of quality data does this represent?

  A. Relevant
  B. Timely
  C. Thorough
  D. Accurate
  A. Relevant

• Question 220:

  A corporate website is currently being redesigned, which leaves it vulnerable to security threats. Management does not want to provide an attacker with any information about the web server. Which strategy should be used to prevent an attacker from gaining unauthorized information?

  A. Enabling Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) over Domain Name Service (DNS)
  B. Using Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) for all page and content requests
  C. Obfuscating error messages on the site or within the uniform resource locator (URL)
  D. Becoming Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) compliant and certified
  C. Obfuscating error messages on the site or within the uniform resource locator (URL)