research paper 1049

Description:

Create a fictitious company that has

  • Email (both encrypted and not),
  • Hash values to verify documents,
  • Databases that store
    • corporate sensitive / proprietary information
    • employee payroll, health records, etc.
    • vendor information
    • credit card information
    • other items as determined by the type of company
  • Remote users that must be authenticated
  • On site users that must be authenticated

You will need to complete the following:

  • What methodology will you use to protect the data?
  • What are the biggest challenges faced by companies using encryption?
  • How will you verify and authenticate the users both local and remote?
  • What forms of encryption (symmetric / asymmetric)
  • What certifying authorities will you use?
  • What are common attacks and how will you protect against them?
  • How have other similar companies dealt with this and with what results?
  • How will you test the method you choose?
  • What are the expected outcomes?
  • What new methods may be on the horizon that will help this industry?
    • 6 – 8 pages of prose
    • Limit the number of bulleted lists
    • Prose + charts + figures = 10 pages

Please note the following criteria:

Research paper:

  • Research Paper must be in APA Style
  • Research Paper must have at least 5 works cited of which 2 must be peer reviewed works/articles (note your book can be included as a reference)
  • Must be at least 10 double-spaced pages with standard 1 inch margins.
  • Total report should be 10 – 15 pages
  • Paper will be 200 points:

Presentation

This presentation must be supported by the research paper.

Presentation will be 100 points and based on the following:

Completeness of the Topic

Presentation Delivery