1)Attacks on our national infrastructure are already happening. And the expectation is that they will continue to increase at an accelerated rate. For this week’s discussion, we’ll cover threats to our nation’s pipelines. To get started, read this article:

https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060054924

After reading the article, start a discussion thread and discuss how the types of threats discussed in the article could impact our economy, and how implementing Diversity and Commonality (as discussed in chapters 4 and 5) could help mitigate these threats.

You must do this following:

1) Create a new thread. As indicated above, discuss how the types of threats discussed in the article referenced above could impact our economy, and how implementing Diversity and Commonality (as discussed in chapters 4 and 5) could help mitigate these threats.

2)For this assignment, you will write an essay on the video for this week:

Introduction to Basic Cryptography: Hashing

In this essay, you will provide a real-world example of how cryptography/hashing can be used in order to secure data transmission across a network. Provide a scenario and explain how data is secured using the plaintext and ciphertext process that was discussed last week.. In addition to the video, choose one other scholarly reference to support your discussion.

Requirements:

• Submit in a Word document.
• Include cover page
• Must be a minimum of two pages (excluding references and cover page)
• Appropriate APA format is required.
• Properly cite and reference any borrowed resource(s)