In a managers’ meeting between the information technology administrator, the lead for the consultant group,
and the dean of information technology, it is apparent that a review of the computer and network infrastructure
has not been done for a year concerning the use of cryptography and distributed system authentication. The
dean of IT has asked for a checklist provided to the university recommending the security hardware and
software needed to secure organizational computer systems. The recommendation should include the correct
cryptographic algorithms and devices that must be deployed to secure the organizational network. The
checklist should address the following:
Hardware and software
Skill sets needed for the implementation of security and authentication mechanisms
Policies needed relative to encryption and decryption
Comparisons between cryptography, hashing, symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and public key
infrastructure (PKI)
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