The Use Of Secure File Tunneling And Security In Data Sharing And Communication

Encryption technique is the translation of data into a secret code that will prevent hackers or identity thieves from being able to break or read the data that is sent across the network.

Encrypted Outbound Sessions – an encrypted interactive session by an adversary which takes advantage of less restrictive outbound connections

It is a protocol that allows users to access a remote network through a secure channel using encrypted passwords.

When a fellow general received the message, he would wrap the paper around his corresponding scytale to decipher the message (Tyson 2014). Since the advent of computers though, encryption has become increasing important and relies almost solely on cryptographic means to secure information. When speaking about encryption today, it refers more to the process rather than the mathematical formulas used to scramble data. The basic idea behind encrypting a computer message is such that it is scrambled with a sequence of random bits, known as a key, and only parties with the corresponding key can transpose it back into a comprehensible format. These keys are created via a cipher, otherwise known as an algorithm. When a user sends a message, known as the plaintext, across a network, the computer applies an algorithm to the information to encode it, resulting in a ciphertext (Encryption Basics 2014). This method can be best summarized visually:

IPSec has 2 mechanisms which work together to give the end result, which is a secure way to send data over public networks. Keep in mind that it can use both or just one of these mechanisms together. This is a IPSec tunnel mode and in tunnel mode, an IPSec header (AH or ESP header) is inserted between the IP header and the upper layer protocol. Between AH and ESP, ESP is most commonly used in IPSec VPN Tunnel configuration [10].

Encryption is a method of encoding a message or information before sending it, so unauthorized users can’t access it without permission and only the person who has authorised access to it can decode it. Encryption is used to keep things secure and keep things confidential within the organisation. For example let’s say you have a chat with a friend on Skype, when you’re sending a message to him, that message will display as random symbols until he receives it, which then decodes it and makes it so that only he can read it. This allows the communication to be secure and private, no one will be able to know what the message says.

Encryption is one of the most important technologies of cybersecurity designed to protect the confidentiality of data. Encryption uses a complex mathematical formula and a key which randomizes and creates a coded or encrypted message. Only the party that the message or data is originally intended for can read in plain text by using the appropriate key to decrypt the data. Some encryption algorithms such as AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) are very complex

Encryption is a process of converting Plain text into Cipher text. This un-readable message can be communicated over an unsecure network without the fear of loss of integrity and confidentiality. Encryption process is done using encryption algorithm.

A VPN offers mobility and security for remote workers. The VPN uses an encrypted connection using the Internet. Remote workers wanting to use the Internet file server need authenticate their identity with a login id, password, RSA token, or smart card. The VPN can be used on company-owned laptops and personal electronic devices (PEDs). The VPN works by using data encapsulation. Encapsulating data packets into another set of data packets and data header this is the ‘tunnel’ used to send private data through the Internet. The data reaches its destination where the data is extracted from the 'tunnel'. It is then sent to the Application Layer where the remote worker can view or retrieve the files. This is a dedicated connection between the company and the remote worker computer. It is failsafe; the data sent through the VPN is encrypted by the sender and decrypted by the receiver. This prevents the data from being altered, read, or stolen by a hacker. Different cryptographic rules on each layer of the OSI model provide secure data transmission, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation. The cryptographic tunneling rules implemented for data security in each of the OSI layers (starting with the bottom layer) are listed

Decryption: decryption is carried out on the receiver side to translate the cipher text into the plaintext with the same key that is used at the sender side.

Confidentiality is the privacy measures taken place to ensure information is kept away from certain people while available to others that are authorized. Examples of methods used include data encryption, biometric verification, security tokens, soft tokens, key fobs, and the most commonly used user ID and password. More extreme measure are taken for more important or dangerous information.

Encryption is a process that scrambles data to protect it from being read by anyone but the intended receiver. An encryption device encrypts data before placing it on a network. A decryption device decrypts the data before passing it to an application. A router, server, end system, or dedicated device can act as an encryption or decryption device. Data that is encrypted is called ciphered data (or simply encrypted data). Data that is not encrypted is called plain text or clear text.

Therefore, in order to prevent exposure of confidential information, VPNs generally allow only verified remote access and make use of encryption techniques. VPNs provide security by the use of tunneling protocols and through security procedures such as encryption. The VPN security model give confidentiality such that even if the network traffic is sniffed at the packet, an attacker would only see encrypted data, sender authentication to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the VPN and message integrity to detect any occurence of manipulating with transmitted messages

It’s a technology that’s not necessarily new but is garnering a lot of discussion in the recent days as the federal government continues to make headlines about its stance on encryption standards and the pushback it has received from technology manufacturers. But, what exactly is encryption? What role does the government play in encryption standards? Are the technology companies wrong for fighting back against the federal government’s encryption demands? Finally, what does all of this mean for the law abiding citizen?

Well-known communications protocols are Ethernet, a hardware and Link standard that is ubiquitous in local area networks, and the Internet Protocol Suite, which defines a set of protocols for internetworking, i.e. for data communication between multiple networks, as well as host-to-host data transfer, and application-specific data transmission formats.