The document provides instructions for completing an essay assignment with the following key details: 1) The essay must be between 600-800 words and follow APA style guidelines for formatting, citations, and references. At least four scholarly sources must be used. 2) Students can choose between analyzing their experience using password cracking software to break into protected documents or writing a research review on the usage of biometrics in recent movies and its realism. 3) Alternatively, students can write a research review analyzing security technologies used by banks for online banking and common security problems, citing recent examples. Personal experience with online banking security may also be discussed.

1. 600 mores you can pick any option to complete essay form
The essay option requires a minimum of 600 words and no more than 800 words of
content. Include APA standards for style, citations, references, and format. Be sure to
include a title page with your name and the name of the essay. Please refer to our APA
Manual or visit the Purdue Owl website at:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/for assistance with APA formatting
and style guidelines.Whether you choose the video option or the essay option, you must use
at least four (4) sources from professional websites or scholarly journals. Some examples
include the SPC Library, www.sans.org, www.wired.com, www.cert.org, and www.nsa.gov.
You may not use Wikipedia, ask.com, or other related dictionary sites. All sources must be
cited within the text or mentioned within the video presentation according to APA
guidelines and must appear at the end of your essay on a separate Reference List page or on
the last page of your Power Point presentation.Answer ONE of the analysis options
below.Remember to support your opinions with research.Option 1: Breaking PasswordsYou
have the choice of breaking a password protected file (choose 1), one is in PDF format
(assign1.pdf) (right-click and save target) and one is in WORD format (assign1.doc) (right-
click and save target). Each of them is protected by a password that is from 1-4 digits, all
small letters, no digits, no numbers. Your job is to research twoPDF password recovery
programs OR two WORD password recovery programs and to break the password
protected file. You will find quite a few 30-day trials at www.download.com,
https://www.lifewire.com/, or through a Google search of “pdf password recovery
software”. You will need to write a summary (minimum 400 words) on the following:What
was the password? How long did it take to break with each software program? Analyze your
experiences with installing and using each demo software program. What are the
advantages, disadvantages, pros, cons and issues with each? If you were a computer
security manager for your firm, and were considering purchasing the product for your firm,
which one would you recommend based on your experiences and other factors such as
cost? Please note that I am just looking for your personal experiences in this assignment,
this is not a research review like the other options.If you do not crack the password, you
will lose 25% (50% if you do not crack either).Option 2: Biometrics in the MoviesWrite a 2-
3 page (double-spaced, 600-800 words, not including references or cover page) research
review.Pick 2-3 movies within the last 5 years that have incorporated some form of

2. biometrics. Summarize the usage of biometrics in the movie as well as a synopsis on that
form of biometrics. Analyze how the use of biometrics in the movie is or is not “real” and
how the movie producers may have presented the incorrect usage. For example, the use of
total X-ray full-body security scanning going to Mars in “Total Recall” is “almost” here with
technology, but not yet widely implemented. Option 3 & 4: Security in Banking Industry OR
EPIWrite a 2-3 page (double-spaced, 600-800 words, not including references or cover
page) research review.Analyze the current state of technology with online banking. Discuss
some of the technologies being used such as strong authentication, visual passwords, etc.
Give some real-world examples of which firms are using which technologies, and if they are
successful or not.What are some of the security problems banks are encountering with
online banking and give some recent examples (less than 1 year old). Do you personally use
online banking and what do you think of the security measures that you encounter?NOTE: If
you work in an industry that you would like to substitute instead of banking – that is
acceptable, but make sure to get the instructors permission at least 4 days before it is due.