Strayer CIS565 Week 8 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

Strayer CIS565 Week 8 Discussion

Dq 1

HTTPS and Mobile Security Devices” Please respond to the following:

• Assess the role of HTTPS in cryptography in terms of its success, failures, performance issues, and cost effectiveness and summarize your assessment in a post. Provide a rationale for your response. Use Internet references published within the past [1] year.
• 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. Use Internet references published within the past [1] year.

Dq 2 

“PGP and VPNs” Please respond to the following:

• Imagine that you work for a federal law enforcement agency and your manager has tasked you with researching Pretty Good Privacy (PGP). Examine three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of PGP and recommend whether or not the agency should use it. Post your findings. Provide a rationale for your response. Use Internet references published within the past [1] year.
• Compare the major advantages and disadvantages of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and briefly summarize your findings in a post. Recommend two (2) organizations that would benefit the most from a VPN. Provide a rationale for your response. Use Internet references published within the past [1] year.