You are the security manager for a mid-sized company (3,000 to 5,000 employees). Your company has determined that confidentiality (or privacy) and data integrity are the security services you must provide to your workforce. 10% of the workforce handles company sensitive information, which requires additional security protection. The remainder of the workforce must also protect their data, but not to the same level of protection or assurance.

Your assignment is to review the Verisign CPS and recommend the type of certificate(s) (e.g., Class 1) needed for your workforce. Provide a rationale with your recommendation. As the security manager, you also need to ensure cost is kept to a minimum to meet the company's security requirements. Even though the CPS does notinclude cost information, you can find cost data on the Internet. Additionally, you need toidentify the security challenges of implementing a solution, as well as the security features provided by this solution.

You also need to identify the security features described in the CPS that support the security requirements for this company.

Hint: Use the Verisign CPSon Bband select the technical capabilities and security services desired for aspecific environment (e.g., financial institution, health care, etc.). Also identify the planning considerations using the CPS and your class notes. You do not need to include detailed cost information, estimates.