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7COSC007W Internet Security - University of Westminster

Learning outcome 1: Experiment and critically evaluate the effectiveness of different applications of security techniques and solutions in order to design and implement security strategies in solving real-world problems;

Learning outcome 2: Examine the various ongoing research to secure new technologies and compare challenges, limitations and future scope of each.;

Coursework description

You are required to investigate a recent cyber attack from the list below. You are expected to research the technical details of the hack, how it was detected, the impact of this cyberattack on the corresponding businesses it targeted, the risks associated with the attack, and how this attack was stopped. Finally you are to suggest methods to prevent this attack.

Topics

1.Talktalk Cyber attack - October 2015
2.Cloudbleed attack - September 2016
3.Uber Data breach - October 2016
4.Dyn cyber attack - October 2016
5.Bangladesh central bank cyber attack - February 2016 6.NHS ransomeware - May 2017
7.Facebook data leak - September 2018
8.Wordpress malware (Master134) - July 2018
9.Facebook data leak - 2019
10.Zoom Credentials attack -April 2020
11.Cloudflare DDoS attack -June 2020
12.Twitter bitcoin scam - July 2020
13.You can also choose a different attack as long as it is agreed by lecturer

ˆ You will need to select your topic 1 week after the handout and send an email to your lecturer with the topic of your choice.
ˆ You are required to use the template available in assessment page (IEEE template)
ˆ You are expected to use research papers and reference them in your document.
ˆ Papers you reference need to be recent.
ˆ The assignment should not exceed 7 pages using the template - It should not be more than 6000 words.

Attachment:- Internet Security.rar