Ism 491a Capstone Project

This document provides the progress of my ISM 491a capstone project. This project was to research an encryption method that would strengthen the company’s environment and protect them if there was ever a data breach. As presented in my project proposal, I identified two principal objectives for this project to be successful. The first was to perform an assessment of the environment currently in place, and the second was to come up with an encryption solution that can be implemented in the company‘s environment without disrupting any applications or processes. This update will provide the research that is completed to this point, the area that I am falling behind in, and the strategy to bring the delinquent tasks up to date. It will also cover …show more content…
I worked with the IT department and came up with all the components (hardware and software) that are currently being utilized. I also researched the vendor they are using that supplies the customer information to them and how that information is transmitted and how it is stored in their servers and database.
The second phase was focused on the encryption method that would work with the business environment. I found four different approaches to solve the solution to their issue and determined how each would fit within the environment and the cost involved with implementing that methodology. Each one is outlined in a PowerPoint slide to easily show how they can benefit the company in one way or another. After analyzing the solutions I provided my recommendations for each method to help the company decide on which option to implement.
I have been working on completing the final documentation as I am working on the whole project. I am approximately 75% completed on those tasks and will have those finished before the final due dates. I have included the project timeline below with percentages for each task and the tasks that have been completed up to this