One of the major requirements for this course is a computer security project or research paper. You will be expected to submit your project in either HTML format suitable for publication on the Internet or Powerpoint. I have listed some example topics below. You may design your own project, but it must be approved by me first. You may work in groups of two on large projects with prior approval.
The completed project must be submitted to the Dropbox in eCollege no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 20, 2003. I would like to have a discussion of these projects during the last two weeks of class.
I will be available for help with this projects.
Possible Projects include:
- Installation of a Honeypot. - Ben Logan
- Installation of a Honeypot in a DMZ - Donny Rhinehart
- War drive Columbus, Ga or your city. - george trawick
- Design of a Security and Assurance of Information Lab (SAIL) (e.g. Creating a Security Laboratory Environment for Education, Research and Outreach)
- Comparative analysis of different intrusion detection systems. - Mileia Lewis
- Comparative analysis of different antivirus products. - Kerri Davis
- Comparative analysis of different wireless security products.
- Comparative analysis of different security assessment toolkits
- Comparative analysis of different forensic software - Ryan West
- Testing the lack of security on a "out of box" Broadband wireless
router - Dale Kile
- Develop a security policy for your company / institution (must be a significant enhancement if you already have one).
Possible Papers include:
- Disaster Planning and Recovery
- Risk Assessment / Management
Your grade will be determined using the following:
- Professionalism and Standards (10%)
- Organization and Design(10%)
- Spelling, Grammar, and Accuracy (10%)
- Content (70%)