1 CSI5133 - Information Security Assignment 02 – Report on information security countermeasures and solutions Semester 01, 2017 Details: Title: Information Security Assignment 02 Due Date: 09.00 AM (GMT+8) Monday 08th May 2017. Value: 30% of the final mark for the unit Length: Maximum of 4000 words (excluding cover page and references) Background: There has been growing evidence that the greatest threat to Australia's national security potentially comes from foreign computer hackers. Few people in government or business will admit the full extent of the break-ins, with one expert calling it a "dirty little secret". On an ABC documentary on Four Corners, reporter Andrew Fowler reveals that hackers, working from locations overseas, have targeted key Federal Government departments and major corporations in Australia. Their intention is to steal national security secrets and vital business information. In one case, an Australian company that supplies secret communications equipment used by military across the globe had its computer network hacked. It appears the hackers accessed the system holding vital design information involving a military radio system. The break-in meant secure communications used by Australia's allies could be compromised. A deafening silence surrounds this issue. Companies won't speak about the break-ins because they fear it will alarm clients and shareholders. Governments refuse to speak up because inevitably they will be asked who is doing this. The answer is uncomfortable. Task: 1) Watch the video clip on Four Corners as indicated on the Blackboard Assessments page. 2) Identify the vulnerabilities in the context of the video in relation to information security.2 3) Describe and map a timeline of the failures in regards to the information security that led to the business problems. 4) Discuss what measures (including processes) that could have put in place to ensure and enforce the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C.I.A) to protect the information leakages. Report Requirements: Must Contain Cover/Title Page Must show assignment title, your name and student number, due date and the title of your topic. Table of Contents This must accurately reflect the content of your report and must be generated automatically in Microsoft Word with clear page numbers. Executive Summary The executive summary should represent a snapshot of the entire report that will browse through and should contain the most vital information requested. Introduction Introduce the report, define its scope and state any assumptions. Use intext references were appropriate. Main report content The report should contain recent research about the situation discussed in the video and the various attack descriptions. You should calculate the risks associated with the vulnerabilities highlighted in the Four Corners video context. The report should be introduced and logically structured; you must include in-text references to support your argument throughout the report. All attacks, countermeasures, ideas and recommendations should be supported with in-text references. References should predominantly include books, journal articles, and conference papers as these have been peer reviewed prior to publication. Complete the task as defined above. References A list of end-text references formatted according to the ECU requirements using the APA format. It is recommended that Endnote is used to manage references. Your references should ideally comprise of books, journal articles and conference papers. Format This report should be no more than 4,000 words (excluding references and diagrams) and labelled as .docx and should be in a single file. Your assignments must be word-processed and the diagrams be developed using graphics software (most word-processors provide this facility). The text must be no smaller than 12pt and font Times New Roman3 Late submission: Edith Cowan University penalties (ECU Admission, Enrolment and Academic Progress, Rule 39, subrule 5) for late submission may be applied. (5) Subject to subrule (6), an assignment submitted after the fixed or extended time for submission shall incur a penalty to be calculated as follows: (a) where the assignment is submitted not more than one week late, the penalty shall, for each working day that it is late, be 5% of the maximum assessment available for the assignment; or (b) where the assignment is submitted more than one week late, a mark of zero shall be awarded. Academic Misconduct (Including Plagiarism): Edith Cowan University regards academic misconduct of any form as unacceptable. Academic misconduct, which includes but is not limited to, plagiarism; unauthorised collaboration; cheating in examinations; theft of others students work; collusion; inadequate and incorrect referencing; will be dealt with in accordance with the ECU Rule 40 Academic Misconduct (including Plagiarism) Policy.