Authentication

The 802.11 is the standard protocol for wireless networks, which includes WEP (wired equivalent privacy). The standards committee for 802.11 left many of the difficult security issues such as key management and a robust authentication mechanism as open problems. The standards they have established have many flaws that have led to a number of practical attacks. With the increase number of wireless technology there is an increase in the range of places people can perform their business. As a…

Operationalize steps required for the IT assurance for program change control process (a specific area) (8 points) Information systems offer various advantages to automate manual processes that not only aid in expediting a task but also reduce human error. It also helps in reducing overall labor costs and time. Organizations across various sectors are leveraging information technology in order to gain competitive advantage over other companies and organizations. As more and more organizations…

Public Key Infrastructure is a comprehensive subject that is constantly developing to meet high growing demands of the business word. PKI is one of the most effective way for securing networks. The encrypted information that is sent is delivered using a public key. An individual is able to provide the public key to the sender, or the key can be retrieved from the directory from where it was published. PKI works in concert of other security mechanisms to help protect vital information (Weise,…

Our group decided to discuss the Target breach. This breach occurred in 2013 when they stated hackers broke into the retailer’s network using login credentials stolen from a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company that does work for Target at a number of locations. This company called Fazio had access rights to Target’s network for carrying out tasks like remotely monitoring energy consumption and temperatures at various stores. The attackers leveraged the access provided by the Fazio…

your questions. We are excited to potentially have your guidance in our research, and hope we have provided clear explanations to your questions below: 1. SSL/TLS encryption secures data flowing between client and server. Using SSL during an authentication attempt could provide a secure way for a non malicious server to authenticate with the device, while blocking out sign in attempts from malware. 2. It seems that many drive by downloads are malicious code injected into legitimate websites.…

Smart phones play a vital role in today’s economy as it has emerged as a major business. Most of the people prefer smart phones as it provides a wide range of features and facilities to its users. Because of its usefulness and the money involved in the business, it is subject to fraud. Moreover, nowadays an increased number of fraudulent works are in existence. One such fraudulent activity is the caller identification spoofing attack. Unfortunately, the security standards are not strong enough…

In 1998, Havvard was taken into police custody once again from his grandmother’s house. At the time, it had been suspected that he had been residing with the woman for a while and that was the reason why the officers went there to locate him. They knocked on the door and requested that Havvard reveal himself to them, but he refused to do so. When he didn’t appear as soon as they asked him to, the police officers began to search the home in the hope that they could still find him there. The…

1) Apple Pay In the spring session of 2014 apple released apple pay to provide a seamless transfer of money between two parties. This was a move to position apple to further pursue further transactions without the need to pull out a spate card. In the future it is hope that apple pay would act also like a security card, and transport capabilities that can be used to access buildings and transport options. Apple pay in the meanwhile has to further adapt and conform to counteract fraudulent and…

Chapter-3 Diffie-Hellman, Seo and Tseng Protocol 3.1 Introduction Whitefield Diffie and Martin Hellman in 1976 had proposed key exchange or agreement algorithm. In this algorithm, the participants i.e. the sender and receiver have to agree on a symmetric key i.e. the same key or single key can be used for encryption as well as decryption. The key is only used for key agreement purpose, not for enciphering and deciphering the message. Once the agreement of key has been taken place between…

tech company Proteus Digital Health, has created a chip that you can swallow and it will turn your entire body into a walking password. It is being dubbed as the “vitamin authentication” pill. The chip uses a person’s stomach acid to power a battery that produces an internal signal. The signal created can be used for authentication for devices such as tablets, cars and cell phones, turning the swallower into a walking password. The United States F.D.A. has already approved Proteus’s chip.…