Network Security

				Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Unit Code		MN502
Unit Title		Overview of Network Security
Assessment Type		Individual Assessment
Assessment Title		Potential threats and mitigation tools for ransomware (Assignment one)
Purpose  of	the	Students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in the following
assessment	(with	unit learning outcomes:
ULO Mapping)				b. Analyse and discuss common emerging threats, attacks, mitigation
				and countermeasures in networked information systems
Total Marks		60
Word limit		1500 - 2000

Assignment Description

The security remains a challenge in networked information systems. One of the fastest evolving malware is ransomware. The ransomware embeds itself onto the computer in such a manner that it cannot be segregated, and even rebooting causes the ransomware to launch malicious code again. A ransomware continues to be a serious threat to the network users.

Assume you have an interview for the ransomware analyst position with Regal Security Solutions company. You are supposed to be prepared about the ransomware, their types, threats, and mitigation tools. In this context write a report including the following sections:

A.   Introduction about ransomware and their impacts on the society

B.   Discussion of any five variants of ransomware (Consider some recently developed ransomware)

C.   The working mechanism of ransomware

D.   Potential threats posed by ransomware

E.    Case study of at least one recent attack carried out by the ransomware

F.    Recommendations on any two mitigation tools to tackle the ransomware attack and discuss the effectiveness of the selected tools

G.   Summary

H.   References in IEEE Transactions on Networking style

Marking Criteria for the Assignment 1:

Marks are allocated as described in the following table.

Sections No.		Description of the section	Marks
Introduction	Introduction about ransomware and their impacts on the		05
	society
		Introduction about ransomware
	  The impact of ransomware on the society
		The report outline
Variants of	Discuss any five variants of ransomware (Consider some		10
Ransomware	recently developed ransomware)
		Draw taxonomy
	  Discuss the selected ransomware
Working	The working mechanism of ransomware		05
Mechanism	  Discuss the working mechanism of ransomware with
		proper citation
Potential	Potential threats posed by ransomware		10
Threats		System lockup
	  Encrypting and deleting the files

Recent	Case study of one recent attack carried out by the ransomware	05
Attack	during 2017-2018 period.
Mitigation	Recommend  any  two  mitigation  tools  to  tackle  the	15
Tools	ransomware attacks and discuss the effectiveness of these
	tools
	  Discuss any two mitigation tools
	  Discuss the effeteness of selected mitigation tools in
	terms of response time and resolution time
Summary	Summary	05
	  Summarise the overall contributions of the report
References	References	05
	  Must consider at least five current references from
	journal/conference papers and books.
	  Must follow IEEE Transactions on Networking style
	Total Marks	60

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