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What are some of the crypto-related best practices recommended in the operation of a VPN?
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
Today's organizations are painfully aware of the threats to their information and proprietary data from malicious organizations and hackers. Business leaders may not understand the technology, but they understand the need to protect their data and the role that cryptography plays in this. When the interviewer asks this type of question, they are really asking for you to describe how you will protect their information utilizing technologies like crypto, VPN, and firewalls. When responding to their question, try to use non-technical language and avoid acronyms.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"Businesses that understand the need for encryption and how it protects the privacy of electronic documents also understand how data can be compromised and the need for the emergency recovery of the data. This can be done by saving an individual's private key information, encrypting it with a trusted third party's key, or saving all keys used to encrypt all documents. Whichever methodology is used, some mechanism is needed to recover encrypted files owned by an individual. Additionally, recovery of session keys used to encrypt a network connection is a law enforcement requirement. Therefore, VPNs must use the strongest available crypto compatible with the hardware on which it is being run. Weak cryptography should be completely avoided."
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