Strayer CIS565 Week 5 Case Study 3

Strayer CIS565 Week 5 

Case Study 3: Why Does Cryptographic Software Fail?

Read the case study titled, “Why Does Cryptographic Software Fail? A Case Study and Open Problems,” located in Week 6 of the course shell (original article located at http://people.csail.mit.edu/nickolai/papers/lazar-cryptobugs.pdf). Use the Internet to research The Office of Management and Budget Data Breach. Also, research the results that multiple organizations have experienced when they have implemented cryptographic software.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Examine two (2) major mistakes The Office of Management and Budget made with cryptographic software. Recommend two (2) actions that companies can take in order to avoid these common mistakes and vulnerabilities with cryptographic software
2. Briefly describe The Office of Management and Budget and its experience with cryptographic software. Analyze the company’s actions (or lack thereof) following the mistake and / or vulnerability
3. Provide your opinion on The Office of Management and Budget actions or plans to correct the mistake and / or vulnerability to avoid it from reoccurring. If The Office of Management and Budget has not corrected or does not have a plan to correct the mistake and / or vulnerability, suggest one (1) action that it should take in order to correct the mistake and / or vulnerability. Provide a rationale for your response
4. Examine the most common results that The Office of Management and Budget have experienced when they implemented cryptographic software. Speculate two (2) reasons why organizations see such results. Provide a rationale for your response
5. Use at least three (3) quality references in this assignment