Short Discussion questions:
Digital Signatures and Public Key Encryption"
Suggest two (2) types of organizations that would benefit from using digital signatures. Determine two (2) types of organizations that should not use digital signatures. Provide a rationale for each one of your responses.
Imagine that you are the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a national banking organization, and it is your responsibility to decide whether or not the organization should be using public-key encryption instead of any other type of encryption. Recommend the type of encryption that the organization should use. Provide a rationale for your response.
Personal Identity Verification and Cloud Computing"
Please respond to the following:
Use the Internet to research the manner in which cryptography can be used to achieve personal identity protection, focusing on what you believe to be the most effective approach. Once your research is completed determine what you believe to be the most effective use of cryptography for personal identity protection. Support your response with one (1) example of cryptography being used to achieve personal identity protection.
Analyze the major ways that cryptography can help alleviate risks that exist when using cloud computing. Determine the types of organizations that would benefit the most from enabling cryptography while using cloud computing. Provide a rationale for your response.
"HTTPS and Mobile Security Devices"
Assess the role of HTTPS in cryptography in terms of its success, failures, performance issues, and cost effectiveness. Provide a rationale for your response.
Imagine that you have been hired by an organization (of your choice) to recommend a mobile security device. Use the Internet to research the most popular mobile security devices that organizations use today. Next, compare and contrast the mobile security devices that you researched. Recommend the most appropriate mobile security device for a mobile device issued by the organization. Provide a rationale for your response, citing why the selected mobile security device is most appropriate for the selected organization.