ET WK5 - S

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PKI and Cryptographic Applications

Malicious individuals have discovered several methods to attack and defeat cryptosystems. It's important that understand the threats posed by cryptographic attacks to minimize the risks to your network systems.

Identify one cryptographic attack and how you can protect against it. 

Resources:

Textbook (attached) :  Chapters 7 and 8

Franchi, Enrico & Poggi, Agostino & Tomaiuolo, Michele. (2017). Information and Password Attacks on Social Networks: An Argument for Cryptography. J ournal of Information Technology Research, 8 . 25-42. 10.4018/JITR.2015010103

Tabari, A. Z., & Ou, X. (2020). A First Step Towards Understanding Real-world Attacks on IoT Devices .