Information Security
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
Information Security
Assignment Description
1 Overview of the assessment:
The purpose of this assignment is
twofold -
Task 1: In Task 1, students will explore Pretty Good Privacy
(PGP) encryption program that provides asymmetric cryptographic privacy and authentication for
data communication. PGP is used for
signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, e-mails, files, directories, and
whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications.
Task 2: To develop skills to independently think of a
situation and apply skills to analyze complex problems in
network security under supervision. In this task, students will analyze a
recent case in a chosen field. Based on his/her analysis, the student will find
out the causes of the breach and will provide a plausible theoretical solution
to resolve the case.
2 Task 1: Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
2.1 Description
of the assessment:
This task needs to be completed
using the iGolder PGP
Freeware tool. A
text file with the public key is provided in the assessment folder. Use this
key to encrypt the following plain text that can only be decrypted by your
tutor, who has the corresponding private key.
Plain Text: {Student ID, First Name, Last Name}
You will only submit the cipher
text.
3 Task 2: Critical Thinking
3.1 Description
of the assessment:
This task consists of three steps –
i) field selection ii) find a business case and iii) analyze the business case.
***You
should work on your assignment progressively in full co-ordination with your
tutor.
3.2 Field
Selection
In the first step of the assignment,
you have to select one of the fields listed below. You should choose your field
in consultation with your lab tutor –
Software Defined Networking Internet of Things
Cloud Network
Wireless Sensor Network
3.3 Finding
a Case Study
In this step, you need to find a
business case in your chosen field from last two years. The business
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