ITNE2002
Network and Information Security
Assignment
March 2020
ITNE2002 Assignment
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The purpose of the assignment is to assess students on the following Learning
Outcomes:
LO1: Describe security architecture, standards and protocols, and techniques of risk
mitigation relating to network and information security
LO2: Compare and contrast a range of information security risks and privacy issues as
well as counter measures adopted in industry
LO3: Identify and explain key features of appropriate technologies and products
relating to network and information security
LO4: Model infrastructure, application, operational and information security for a
network
LO5: Apply security controls and standard compliance policies to maintain
confidentiality, integrity and availability, including encryption and firewall defence
mechanisms
Assignment Overview
Ian Smith is the CEO of a data analytics company in Melbourne, Australia. Ian Smith requested
you to consult them in updating their infrastructure in such a way that it enables their
employees to work from home. The employees of analytics company are working with health
dataset and they have to comply with the government and international regulations. The
company is currently hosting all data sets inside an on premise server. The company has
provided company laptops to its employees, in which they do not have administrative
privileges.
You also have noticed that, once all the employees are allowed to connect to the on premise
from home, the network perimeter devices and WAN links of the company will not be
sufficient to handle the load of incoming traffic.
Considering all these factors, you decided to use a public cloud platform and enable most of
the employees to access data sets from the public cloud. The senior data scientists are only
allowed to access the on premise server. The changes conducted by senior data scientists will
be synced with the public cloud.
Task 1: Review the article, “Issues And Challenges of Data Security In A Cloud Computing
Environment”, to develop an understanding of the cloud platform and security aspects. The
Article is uploaded on the LMS.
Total Marks: 20%
Individual Assignment
ITNE2002 Assignment
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Write a report on the article which covers the following points. (300 words):
• Introduction to the paper and main work.
• Detail description of the methodologies employed in the paper.
• Details of security architecture, protocols and risk mitigation techniques used.
• Your comments on the advantages/disadvantages/superiority
Task 2 : Prepare a table which includes information security risks and privacy issues that the
company would encounter when they change from their current setup to a setup where most
their employees are allowed to access the data sets from a public cloud, and only their senior
data scientists are only allowed to access the on premise server. (250 words)
Task 3: Then you should conduct a research on identifying appropriate technologies and
products (including the services provided in a public cloud platform) that could be deployed
for implementing countermeasures for the risks and issues in the previous task. Write a report
which evaluates the features of those identified technologies, products and cloud platform,
and explain how it mitigate the information security risks and privacy issues listed in Task 2.
(300 words)
Task 4: Draw a detailed network topology diagram and clearly indicate the locations where
you would deploy the technologies products and cloud platform discussed in Task 3. (250
words)
Task 5: Draft procedures which would complement the Work from Home policy of this
company. You should explain how these procedures will enable the company to maintain
confidentiality, integrity and availability. (300 words)
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Submission Guidelines:
The report should have a consistent, professional, and well-organized appearance.
1. Your report should include the following:
➢ The cover page must identify student names and the ID numbers, unit details, and
the assignment details.
➢ The assignment must use 12-point font size and at least single line spacing with
appropriate section headings.
➢ In-text referencing in IEEE style must be cited in the text of the report and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list.
2. The report must be submitted in soft (electronic) copy as a Microsoft Word document
on the LMS in Turnitin dropbox. Assignments submitted on the LMS will only be
accepted.
3. Late penalty applies on late submission, 10% per day would be deducted.
4. The assignments will go through Turnitin and plagiarism penalty will be applied.
ITNE2002 Assignment
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The report must be submitted in soft (electronic) copy as a Microsoft Word document via the
upload link available on Moodle.
Marking Guide: 100 Marks
| Item | Description | Marks |
| Report Layout | The report style, language and structure should be appropriate. All screenshots and descriptions need to be compiled and in a single final report and any given suggestions need to be incorporated. The report must contain i. Cover page with Unit Code, Unit Name, Student Name and Student ID ii. Table of Contents iii. Introduction iv. Technical Discussion v. Critical Analysis vi. Conclusion |
5 |
| Introduction | The students should include purpose of the report, sections covered which should convince the reader that the report is worth reading. Word count limit – 125 words |
10 |
| Technical Discussion |
This section should include the discussions related to Task 1-5. You should break down this section into five tasks and stick to the guidelines given in those tasks. |
70 |
| Conclusion | Summarize your findings. Word count limit – 125 words | 10 |
| References | Should follow IEEE style | 5 |
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