ISEC (ST1004)
Assignment
School of Computing
WARNING:
Plagiarism means passing off as one's own the ideas, works, writings, etc., which belong to another person. In accordance with
this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person or any external source and turning it in as
your own, even if you would have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is a serious offence and disciplinary action will be
taken against you. If you are guilty of plagiarism, you may fail all modules in the semester, or even be liable for expulsion.
Acad Year/Semester:
AY2022/2023 Semester 2
Weightage:
30% of total assessment marks (Assignment + Practical
submissions)
Assignment Type:
Individual
Assignment Specifications
This assignment is part of the Continuous Assessment (CA1) for ST1004 ISEC.
For this assignment, you are to perform a research on EITHER ONE of the following:
(a) A case study of a past case around the world of an Information Technology-related
security breach. The research is to cover: (i) what security breach it was, i.e. what
kind of malware attack, or what kind of hacking was done etc; (ii) what damage did it
cost to the organization or party being attacked; (iii) what was done to repair the
damage; (iv) what was the lesson learnt and what could have been done to have
prevented it in the first place; (v) any other interesting facts of the case.
OR
(b) A case study of an Information Technology-related security tool (either software or
hardware). The research is to cover: (i) the features of this tool (ii) in what way does
each of these features offer protection (iii) how this tool can be installed or
implemented in order to start protection? (iv) how much does this tool cost? (v) any
other interesting facts that you have discovered, like for example, reviews of how the
tool has been useful or not.
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ISEC (ST1004)
Assignment
Deliverables and Deadlines
1. Select a research topic and ensure that there are no duplicate topics within the
same class.
2. Prepare a set of PowerPoint slides for your research topic. The slides (file size < 3
MB) must be submitted in BrightSpace by end of Week 15 (Fri 27 Jan 2023).
3. Do a class presentation in Week 16 (30 Jan to 3 Feb 2023). Your tutor will inform
you of the actual day of presentation. Maximum duration of presentation is 5 minutes.
Be prepared to answer questions too.
Students who are absent on the day of presentation will be given zero marks.
No extension will be given. Students who apply LOA based on medical or
compassionate grounds will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students
in such cases will need to inform the lecturer as soon as reasonably possible.
Students are NOT to assume that extension is automatically granted when they
apply LOA.
Assessment Criteria
You will be assessed on the following items:
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Slides submission (Logical flow of presentation and appeal)
Presentation contents (Clear, adequate and relevant information)
Individual Presentation (Eye contact, avoid reading off slides, etc)
Q&A
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