DeVry sec571 week 3 discussion (dq1+dq2) latest 2017

Week 3 discussion
DQ1 Cryptographic Products
As we are learning, there are a lot of uses for cryptography
in information technology, and there are a lot of different algorithms,
cryptographic processes, key lengths, implementation methods, and so on. Let’s
explore the world of cryptographic products. What’s available out there? What
kind of quality is found in free, open-source products? What types of hardware
devices? What types of software implementations? How are they used? What
problems do they solve? How effective are they? How can you tell? What are the
tradeoffs between security and business process efficiency?
Let’s start with everyone presenting one cryptographic
product (past, present, or future). No duplications, please, so be sure to read
all the previous posts. Then, respond to the posts of your classmates with
questions, additional information, and so forth.
DQ2 Cryptographic Standards
Ever since World War II and the ensuing Cold War,
cryptographic methods have been the source of much government angst. Protecting
the information of one’s own government and accessing the data of other
governments has been a preoccupation of many nations. With the growth of
civilian computer networks in the 1980s and the development of Internet-based
e-commerce in the 1990s, concerns about data security spread from governments
to the public sector. The tension between the government’s goal of control of
cryptographic methods and business’ need for internationally trustworthy
security resulted in skirmishes between the two.
Let’s discuss the modern history of cryptography in terms of
commercial-governmental tensions. What can you find out about this? What are
the considerations when determining how to standardize cryptographic methods?
How are cryptographic methods regulated? What are the different laws that
govern the use of cryptography? Are they reasonable? Whose interests are most
important when determining the extent to which cryptography should be
standardized, regulated, and mandated?
Do a little research and see what you can come up with in
one or more of these areas. And be sure to comment on the posts of your
classmates.