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ITNE 2002
Assessment
Assignment
WEEK - 6
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Week 6 Assignment Topic
• A one-page description of which topic (choose one from following list provided below) you want to report and present
– Only one student can select one topic i.e first come first serve basis
– No team work allowed
– You have to prepare a 10-minute presentation of the major ideas of the topics in your report
– An in-depth survey on the major topics in recent developments of information security
• The content and depth of your surveys will be considered in the final score
• Topics should focus on selected parts in recent developments in information security, for example,
– Cloud security/privacy (e.g. cloud storage security, cloud computing security, …)
– Social network security/privacy (e.g. Facebook privacy issues, …)
– Smart phone security (e.g. Android “Fake-ID” problem, iCloud security, …)
– Recent security bug: “Shell Shock” for bash, “heartbleed” for OpenSSL,.
Class Presentation: 10-minute presentation per student
Deadline: 20/05/2017
Words: 1250 to 1500
Reference Style In this course, the Harvard reference style is prefered. Pelase familiarize yourself with the style. Your ability to use proper academic style will form part of the Assessment.
Plagiarism Note that plagiarism or Copy/Paste from Google or any sources is NOT acceptable. Your works will be checked with special software. The source of all material must be clearly cited, whether it be published or unpublished, and all assistance, whether in writing or orally, must be acknowledged.
Topics 1. Google Play - Wallet security 2. Mobile Device / Smart Phone Security 3. USB has become hacked pipeline, the well-known USB virus introduced 4. Cloud security and privacy 5. Security of network DropBox Cloud Drive 6. DDOS attack Network 7. Cyber warfare
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8. SALITY (malware) 9. OpenSSL Heartbleed Loophole 10. SQL Injection 11. Social network security/privacy proposal 12. Facebook privacy issues 13. OpenSSL: The Heartbleed Bug 14. Smartcard security authentication mechanism 15. Mobile payment systems security 16. Android broadAnyWhere bug 17. Improving App Privacy 18. E-mail- phishing 19. iCloud Vulnerability 20. iOS Masque Attack 21. TOR - Often referred to as the ‘Dark’ or ‘Deep’ Web. Anonymous Access is Good or Evil 22. Teamviewer Privacy and security Encryption 23. Bring your own device security model 24. Line Communication Security Event 25. Bitcoin 26. Instagram privacy 27. Shellshock vulnerability 28. Internet of Things Security 29. Extortion Hacks 30. Embedded Hardware Hacking 31. Advanced Persistent Threat 32. Chip-and-PIN Innovations 33. Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Loophole 34. Heartbleed for OpenSSL 35. Driverless cars and data security 36. POS software and malicious attacks 37. Concerns about Cloud Storage 38. Biometric data security 39. Cyber Insurance 40. Threat assessments / Penetration Testing 41. Legacy technology security issues 42. Authentication in distributed systems 43. Identity and Access Management / Federated Identity 44. Federated Identity Standards 45. SSL 3.0 security 46. Information Security Management / ISO 27001 47. Region (malware) analysis 48. Audit Trail 49. Web spam taxonomy 50. Malicious Insiders
Assignment Submission Note that assignment must be sumitted electronically to moodle.
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Assessment Criterian Following is the criteria.
Criterion Mark
Clarity of ideas, discussion and examples
(coherent and well-structured piece of writing)
/3
Relevance to selected topic /7
Documentation
(accuracy of referencing and relevance to topic. Use of primary data)
/2
Presentation /8
Total
/20