ITNE2002Network and Information SecurityAssignment 2July 2018ITNE2002 Assignment 2Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 2InstructionIn this assignment, you are asked to write a report on a topic of your choice and upload it inMoodle by the due date mentioned in the Teaching and Assessment Plan or as per Lecturer’sinstruction.Report Writing and Presentation• A one-page description of a 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 5-minute presentation of the major ideas of the topicin your report– An in-depth survey on the major topics in recent developments ofinformation 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 informationsecurity, for example,– Cloud security or privacy (e.g., cloud storage security and cloud computingsecurity)– Social network security or privacy (e.g., Facebook privacy issues)– Smart phone security (e.g., Android “Fake-ID” problem and iCloud security)– Recent security bug: “Shell Shock” for bash, “heartbleed” for OpenSSL,.Class Presentation: 5-minute presentation per studentWord limits: 1250 to 1500Reference StyleIn this course, the Harvard reference style is preferred. Please familiarize yourself with thestyle. Your ability to use proper academic style will form part of the assessment.PlagiarismNote that plagiarism or Copy/Paste from Google or any source is NOT acceptable. Your workswill be checked with special software. The source of all material must be clearly cited, whetherITNE2002 Assignment 2Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 3it be published or unpublished, and all assistance, whether in writing or orally, must beacknowledged.Topics to choose from1. Google Play – Wallet security2. Mobile Device / Smart Phone Security3. USB has become hacked pipeline, the well-known USB virus introduced4. Cloud security and privacy5. Security of network DropBox Cloud Drive6. DDOS attack Network7. Cyber warfare8. SALITY (malware)9. OpenSSL Heartbleed Loophole10. SQL Injection11. Social network security/privacy proposal12. Facebook privacy issues13. OpenSSL: The Heartbleed Bug14. Smartcard security authentication mechanism15. Mobile payment systems security16. Android broadAnyWhere bug17. Improving App Privacy18. E-mail- phishing19. iCloud Vulnerability20. iOS Masque Attack21. TOR – Often referred to as the ‘Dark’ or ‘Deep’ Web. Anonymous Access is Good orEvil22. Teamviewer Privacy and security Encryption23. Bring your own device security model24. Line Communication Security Event25. Bitcoin26. Instagram privacy27. Shellshock vulnerability28. Internet of Things Security29. Extortion Hacks30. Embedded Hardware Hacking31. Advanced Persistent Threat32. Chip-and-PIN Innovations33. Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Loophole34. Heartbleed for OpenSSL35. Driverless cars and data security36. POS software and malicious attacks37. Concerns about Cloud StorageITNE2002 Assignment 2Copyright © 2015-2018 VIT, All Rights Reserved. 438. Biometric data security39. Cyber Insurance40. Threat assessments / Penetration Testing41. Legacy technology security issues42. Authentication in distributed systems43. Identity and Access Management / Federated Identity44. Federated Identity Standards45. SSL 3.0 security46. Information Security Management / ISO 2700147. Region (malware) analysis48. Audit Trail49. Web spam taxonomy50. Malicious InsidersAssessment CriteriaFollowing is the criteria. CriterionMarksClarity of ideas, discussion and examples(coherent and well-structured piece of writing)/2Relevance to selected topic/5Documentation(accuracy of referencing and relevance to topic. Use ofprimary data)/2Presentation/6Total/15
