Reference no: EM132875755

Learning Outcome 1: Critically analyse and evaluate security techniques used to protect complex heterogeneous environments and apply their findings for offering advice regarding solutions to decision makers.

Learning Outcome 2: Apply advanced and current concepts/issues of computer systems risks, vulnerabilities, threats analysis, and software security in the context of a penetration test

Learning Outcome 3: Use initiative for autonomously conducting and managing a penetration test, within a complex and unpredictable environment, demonstrating a systematic approach of creatively applying knowledge in unfamiliar contexts for solving problems

Assignment Brief:

Scenario:
Assume that you are working as a consultant for an SME which is building its capability in penetration testing. Your client has asked your employer to conduct the penetration test against a server, as they fear they might have already been breached. To their best of their knowledge, the company assumes that the server offers only the following online services: http, b) ssh, and c) vnc.

This is an individual assignment that will assess your ability to conduct a full-scale penetration test. Please ensure that in completing these tasks you deploy the techniques you have been taught in your course and, especially, in this module. If you produce work that is not concise and to the point, then marks may be reduced. The deadline for this assignment is the 10.05.2021.

Task 3

You are expected to undertake a grey-box Penetration Test. To guide your activities, you are expected to use the plans that you have produced in Assignment 1.

Information about the IP address of target of your test as well as the schedule to access it is available on Canvas. Specifically, please navigate to the module on Canvas and select the "Your Assignment IP address and your Access Schedule" page, which is available under the "Module Information" Unit, in order to find more information.

Please look at the Assessment Criteria table, which is provided below, for understanding the expected structure of your report. You are required to present your findings in a factual manner to convince decision makers of a large corporation on business strategies. Do not provide a narrative of your intelligence gathering activities in the main report. You may include this in an appendix.

In the Attack Narrative section, you are expected to discuss the attacks you have undertaken and what vulnerabilities you have tested in each attack. In the Vulnerability Details & Mitigation section you are expected to provide a technical explanation of the vulnerabilities you have tested and confirmed (e.g., with a working exploit), as well as offer advice on how to mitigate it. To get full marks for this section you are expected to provide confirmed details and mitigation for three (3) vulnerabilities from the total vulnerabilities that you have found on the target.

Attachment:- Assignment Briefing Sheet.rar