ENGR1762 Computer Networks and Cybersecurity 2018 Assessment This assignment contributes 10% of your

ENGR1762 Computer Networks and Cybersecurity                     2018

 
Assessment
This assignment contributes 10% of your overall assessment for the topic. The grading for this assignment will be according to the University rating scheme [HD, DN, CR, P, F].
 

Submission

Due Date: Friday 2 November 2018 by 11pm. The assignment should be submitted as a single PDF file to the assignment space FLO.
 

Assignment 2

For the following Threat Categories, describe which type of Control should be put in place in an organisation. Classify the controls as Administrative, Product or Physical, as well as whether the controls will Prevent, Detect, Correct or Compensate.
 
Threat Categories
 
Accidental corruption of information Loss of intellectual property Software piracy
Theft of information (hacker) Theft of information (employee) Web site defacement
Theft of equipment
Viruses, worms, Trojan horses Elevation of privilege FireƒFlood
For example:
 

Threat
Category

Control

Description

Classification

Type

DDOS

Antivirus

To ensure that no malware programs have been installed that attackers
can use to launch a DDoS attack.

product

prevent

Firewall

Filtering based on source IP
addresses will prevent SYN flood DDoS attacks

product

prevent

Web application
firewall

A WAF tool can identify and mitigate
application layer attacks

product

prevent
detect

Intrusion detection and prevention
systems

IDSƒIPS use a signature database to identify any threats which can block the attacker or to alert a system
administrator.

product

detect

Incident response
planning:

To be prepared to respond quickly
and efficiently to an attack

administrative

compensate

Antivirus update policy

To ensure that procedures and
process are in place to have current updated software installed.

administrative

prevent

 

 

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