Assignment Content

1. Playbooks, sometimes known as Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) or runbooks, are used for troubleshooting common issues. They are often created by a team of employees who are trained to manage security issues. Playbooks often include bulleted lists, step-by-step instructions, and/or diagrams; all of which make it easy to follow troubleshooting instructions.

   Throughout the next four weeks, you will develop a playbook for a fictional company that hired you to write their playbooks and manage the team. The first portion of the playbook is a response to malware at the company.

   Outline a 2- to 3-page playbook in which a malware attack of your choice occurs.

   Include the following information:

   • Details of the malware
   • The exploited vulnerability and its attack vector
   • Two risks of this malware
   • Step-by-step instructions on how to resolve the malware attack
   • Note: Numbered or bulleted steps/guidelines make the document easy to for others to follow under potential stressful situations. Paragraphs can be used to help support the steps/guidelines.

     Cite at least two resources within the assignment in APA format.

     Submit your assignment.

1-1 Discussion: Jurisdiction and Venue in Cyberspace

After reading about the origin of the internet in the textbook, discuss how difficult it is to determine who has jurisdiction over the internet and the global implications.

Wired Network Performance Consider a wired network model (OMNET++) using a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) backbone switch linked to several Ethernet sub-switches (also called subnet) so that large number of wired nodes/clients can be accommodated to the network. For example, one subnet can support up to 20 nodes (for optimum performance). So, if you are simulating a network with 100 nodes in total, your network model should have 5 subnets linked to a GbE backbone. Simulation parameters: 

• Number of nodes/clients: 100 

• Simulation time: 3600 Sec (longer required for Video streaming)

• Traffic type: Video streaming

 • Packet type: UDP packet 

• Performance metrics: 

(a) Video Throughput; (b) Video End-to-end delays; (c) Video packet losses. 

[Hint: Video streaming uses UDP transport layer protocol, and hence UDPVideoStreamCli, UDPVideoStreamSvr can be used for video client and video Server, respectively.] Investigation: Effect of increasing the number of video clients on system performance You may use the following table to record your simulation results. 

Analyse the results (including model validation) and write your report (4-6 pages) by summarising your research findings. 

Hint: You can draw several graphs including number of clients versus video throughput, end-to-end delays, and packet losses.

General Report Format Cover page: Assignment title, student’s name, and ID Introduction: What, why and how? – Begin your report with a clear objective (What!) of your assignment. Explain why this assignment/research is needed and how you have completed it. Outline the structure of the rest of the report. Modelling the network: Describe the model that you have developed using appropriate screenshots for models and subnet (hint: avoid unnecessary screenshots). Results and Analysis: Summarise your simulation results using tables and/or graphs (Excel or Matlab graphs) and provide a comparative analysis. Model Validation: Discuss how you have validated your simulation results. Lesson learned: Write a paragraph or two, reflecting on your own learning. Conclusion: Summarise the main findings and future research directions. References: List at least 5 references that you have used in the report. Report Length: (Part 1: 4-6 pages; Part 2: 10-14 pages) Spacing: 1.5 Font: 11 Times New Roman.

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             Reading Assignments       

Chen, J. & Zhu, Q. (2019). Interdependent Strategic Security  Risk Management With Bounded Rationality in the Internet of Things. IEEE  Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 14(11), 2958-2971.

Borek, A. (2014). Total Information Risk Management: Maximizing the  Value of Data and Information Assets (Vol. First edition). Amsterdam:  Morgan Kaufmann 

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The readings this week discusses broad context of risk and  investigative forensics. Part of risk management is to understand when  things go wrong, we need to be able to investigate and report our  findings to management. Using this research, or other research you have  uncovered discuss in detail how risk and investigate techniques could  work to help the organization. ERM helps to protect an organization  before an attack, where as forensics investigate technique will help us  after an attack – so lets discus both this week.

 A substantive post will do the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
• Provide extensive additional information on the topic
• Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
• Share an applicable personal experience
• Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC  Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information  about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA 7)
• Make an argument concerning the topic.

At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial  discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and  other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references  in your post.

QUALITATIVE Journal Submit Article Reviews Here

You will review both quantitative and qualitative research.  The topic is Cyber Security or any Security IT-related and peer-reviewed, academic research piece.   Four pages requried and the paper should cover the basic guidelines.  Must submit original work and plagiarism should be less than 20%.

Please use APA formatting and include the following information:

• Introduction/Background:  Provide context for the research article.  What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
• Methodology:  Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed.  What research questions or hypotheses were the researcher trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
• Study Findings and Results:  What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
• Conclusions:  Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability and the implications of the results.  Does the piece lead into further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.) 
• References