Prompt

Apply your experience using threat models to describe a particular attack, and your understanding of cryptography to write a Cyber Defense and Emerging Trends paper. Be sure to integrate feedback from the Final Project Milestone into your submission.

You must address the critical elements listed below. The codes shown in brackets indicate the competency to which each critical element is aligned.

Personnel or Human Factor Trend

Select a personnel or human factor trend and discuss the following critical elements:

Describe how the trend or strategy provides protection to an organization.

Defend the trend as a credible solution based on your analysis of the threat model for the scenario.

Describe the security risks and rewards associated with the trend.

Analyze how an emerging personnel or human factor trend is affecting the cybersecurity landscape. In your response, detail the impact this trend has on existing security strategies, technologies, or policies.

Data Protection Strategy or Technology

Select a data protection strategy or technology and discuss the following critical elements:

Describe how the strategy or technology provides protection to an organization.

Defend the strategy or technology as a credible solution based on your analysis of the threat model for the scenario.

Describe the security risks and rewards associated with the strategy or technology.

Describe how cryptographic techniques are used with this data protection strategy or technology to achieve security objectives.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the encryption method used in the data protection strategy or technology.

Discuss the security concerns related to cryptographic techniques.

System Protection

Select a technology in one of the following areas:

Network protection technologies

Endpoint$/$server protection technologies

Software code protection strategies and technologies

For your selected technology, discuss the following critical elements:

Describe how the selected technology provides protection to an organization.

Defend the technology as a credible solution based on your analysis of the threat model for the scenario.

Describe the security risks and rewards associated with the technology.

Analyze how an emerging security technology is affecting the cybersecurity landscape. In your response, detail the impact this technology has on existing security strategies, technologies, or policies.