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Learning Outcomes of the Assignment

CLO2: Propose CTF strategies in a team based on individual's specific skills (A5, PLO4).
CLO3: Demonstrate digital skills in using suitable tools to provide solutions for CTF
challenges (A3, PLO6).

Instructions
No marks will be awarded for the entire assignment if any part of it is found to be copied directly
from printed materials, online materials or from another student. All submissions should be
made on or before the due date. Any late submissions after the deadline will not be entertained.
Zero (0) mark will be awarded for late submission unless extenuating circumstances are upheld.

Section A: CTF Strategies – CTF Live Competition (Group Component, 30% - CLO2)

Presentation Criteria:
1. Each group must enter ONE live CTF competition within the given assignment period either
online or offline.
2. The competition must get approval by the lecturer or get recommendation from the lecturer.
3. Each group must propose CTF strategies in the gameplay (e.g team division, team strength,
tools used or wildcard) in a team based on individual's specific skills.
4. Group needs to include the following contents in their presentation proposal:
a. What are the competition is all about (e.g jeopardy style, attack and defence etc.) and
which category are offered in the CTF live competition?
b. Minimum of THREE challenges that your group find it interesting in the live CTF
competition:
• What challenges are available? - challenge categories / levels etc.
• How gameplay is being structured? – contents / knowledge and skills paths /
module?
• What strategy and tool are used to solve the challenge?
c. Individuals’ skills evaluation within CTF team.
• How students’ involvement / engagement / performance is being measured /
monitored.

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• How student / individual’s specific skills should be developed in CTF team.

d. Challenges or experiences through a live CTF competition as beginner.
5. Demonstration of teamwork and collaboration as a group.
a. Provide workload matrix / task distribution in the presentation slides.
6. Proposal group class presentation or recording duration: maximum 10 minutes

Each member of the group is required to present their part during the presentation.
Marks allocated for presentation will awarded to each member accordingly based on their findings
and demonstration skills.

Deliverables: Week 7 (18th September 2023)

1. Group presentation video (recording duration: maximum 10 minutes)
2. Group presentation materials / slides

Section B: CTF Write Ups – CTF Live Competition (Individual Component, 70% - CLO3)

Activities:
1. Selection of CTF challenges’ category:
a. Each group member should select ONE category from the list below. The selected
category and challenge should be different from the other members.
i. OSINT
ii. Cryptography
iii. Web Exploitation (No SQL Injection & Command Injection)
iv. Reverse Engineering
v. Binary Exploitation
vi. Computer Forensics
vii. Network Forensics
viii. Boot2Root (Pwn)
ix. Miscellaneous

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2. CTF challenges’ write-ups:

a. Solve ONE (1) CTF challenge from the selected category and produce detailed write-
ups. Details of write-ups should include the following:
i. Source of challenges (CTF Live Competition).
ii. Selected challenges description, level, hints (should NOT be the easiest in the
selected category / platform; choose middle difficulty level onwards.).
iii. Vulnerabilities or Exploitation within the challenges.
iv. Step by step solutions with appropriate explanation, justification, analysis and
screenshots (provide as many steps and screenshots as possible).
v. Tools / commands / scripts used in the steps.
vi. References / resources.
3. Present your finding in class (individually) during Week 11-14 in solving your chosen
challenge (duration: maximum 5 minutes/member)

Note: There are possible write-ups available online. You may refer to them for learning purpose
and guide, however the write-ups should be originally yours to document the actual steps that you
perform to solve the challenges. Hence, providing your own screenshots are considered as
evidence. Do not use others’ screenshots or any screenshots you might find available online.

Deliverables: Week 11 (16th October 2023)

1. CTF challenges write-ups (documentation)
2. CTF challenge physical presentation (recording duration: 5 minutes)

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Presentation Guidelines:
Present the results of your work in a professional and systematic manner, in the form of an online
submissions via Moodle (Write-ups) and Recording / Physical (Presentation).

Section A: Group Presentation Materials (approximate no. of slides: 10-12):

1) Cover – 1 slide (Title: [Name of the CTF Live Competition])
2) Group members’ details – 1 slide (Workload matrix / work breakdown structure)
3) Introduction – 1 slide (About the competition)
4) Proposal content – approximate 8-10 slides (refer to Presentation Criteria)
5) Conclusion – 1 slide (Group Reflection)
6) References – 1 slide

Documentation Guidelines:
Document the results of your work in a professional, academically written and systematic manner,
in the form of an online submissions via Moodle.

Section B: Individual Documentation (approximate length: 1400 words):

1) Cover
a) Submission title: Challenges Write-ups for [Selected Category][Name of the Challenges]
2) Table of content
3) Introduction
4) Challenges write-ups’ content (refer details above and include appropriate image, caption,
referencing and in-text citations) – make sure it is academically written.
5) Conclusion and Self-Reflection
6) References

Submission Requirements
1. Online submissions via Turnitin Moodle. Separate submission links will be provided in
Moodle.
2. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format with Times New Roman font size 12 and in
1.5 line spacing justified.

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3. Expected length is approximately 1400 words for Section B (excluding diagrams, tables,
appendixes, and references).
4. Submissions need to be well presented. Submissions that are unprofessional in its look
(disorganised, inconsistent) will not fare well when marks are allocated.
5. Every submission must have a front cover. The front cover should have the following details:
a) Name(s) /and TP number(s)
b) Intake code,
c) Module code and name
d) Submission title
e) Date assigned (the date the submission was handed out)
f) Date completed (the date the submission is due to be handed in)
6. All information, figures and diagrams obtained from external sources must be referenced using
the APA referencing system accordingly.

Performance Criteria:
Performance Breakdown Weightage Marks
Criteria (%) Awarded
Section A CTF Strategies Proposal Presentation
(Group): 1) Strategies details and justification 10
PLO4 – 2) Teamwork and collaboration 10
Interpersonal 3) Presentation skills and preparation 10
Skills
SUB TOTAL 30
Section B CTF Challenges Write-ups
(Individual): 1) Write-ups’ structure / details 20
PLO6 – Digital 2) Use of variety tools (offline / online / scripts) 20
Skills 3) Physical demonstration (presentation) 20
4) Referencing and references 10

SUB TOTAL 70
TOTAL 100

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Marking Rubrics:
Section A (Group Component): CTF Strategies – CTF Live Competition
Fail Pass Credit Distinction

PLO4 – Fail to convey Average skills to Good skills to Excellent skills to

Interpersonal ideas both in convey ideas both convey ideas both convey ideas both
Skills written or oral in in in
forms written or oral written or oral written or oral
using appropriate forms forms forms
and different forms using appropriate using appropriate using appropriate
of presentation, and different forms and different forms and different forms
confidently, of presentation, of presentation, of presentation,
accurately and confidently, confidently, confidently,
coherently in accurately and accurately and accurately and
appropriate context coherently in coherently in coherently in
in a well-structured appropriate context appropriate context appropriate context
manner to a in a well-structured in a well-structured in a well-structured
diversity manner to a manner to a manner to a
of audiences. diversity diversity diversity
of audiences. of audiences. of audiences.
Fail to provide Able to provide Able to provide Able to provide
Presentation of strategies details average strategies good strategies detailed strategies
Strategies and justification. details with limited details with details with
details and justification. appropriate and appropriate,
justification relevant relevant and
(10 marks) justification. excellent
justification.
Fail to demonstrate Able to Able to Able to
Teamwork and teamwork and demonstrate demonstrate good demonstrate
collaboration collaboration. No average teamwork teamwork and excellent teamwork
(10 marks) evidence provided. and collaboration. collaboration. and collaboration.
Evidence provided. Evidence provided. Evidence provided.
Poor presentation Average Good presentation Excellent
Presentation skills, unprepared. presentation skills, skills, and prepared. presentation skills,
skills and Missing or minimal and prepared. Good presentation and well prepared.
preparation presentation Acceptable materials used. Excellent
(10 marks) materials used. presentation presentation
materials used. materials used.

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Section B (Individual Component): CTF Write-ups - CTF Live Competition.

Fail Pass Credit Distinction

PLO 6 – Fail to use a broad Average use a Good use a broad Excellent use a
Digital Skills range of broad range of range of broad range of
information, media information, media information, media information, media
and technology and technology and technology and technology
applications to applications to applications to applications to
support study support study support study support study
and/or and/or and/or and/or
work. work. work. work.
Poor write-ups, no Average write-ups, Good write-ups, Excellent write-ups,
Write-ups’
structure with lack with some structure with proper well-structured,
structure /
of details. and with limited structure and with well-written and
details
details. good details. with excellent
(20 marks)
details.
Poor use of tools. Average use of Good use of Excellent use of
No evidence of tools in performing various tools in various tools in
Use of various
using tools / the steps to solve performing the performing the
tools (offline /
incorrect tools the challenges. Use steps to solve the steps to solve the
online / scripts)
used. of tools is challenges. Use of challenges. Use of
(20 marks)
documented. tools is documented tools is well
appropriately. documented.
Physical Poor Average Good Excellent
demonstration / demonstration. demonstration. demonstration. demonstration.
presentation
(20 marks)
Referencing Poor referencing Average Good referencing Excellent
and references and references. referencing and and references. referencing and
(10 marks) references. references.

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