NSE and IoT Coursework 2 Description.v4

The document outlines an assignment for a Network Security and IoT course. Students must complete a project in groups of two, choosing from options like building a secure IoT demo system, defending against an attack, or analyzing a security case study. They must submit a 10-20 page report and a 5-10 minute demo video. The report is worth 70% and the video 30% of the overall grade.

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School of Computing Sciences

Module: CMP-7037B Network Security and IoT

Assignment: IoT/Network Security Project
Set by: Dr. Rameez
Dr. Mohammed Benmubarak <[email protected]>
Asif ([email protected])
Date set: 05-03-2023 2021
Value: 60%
60%

Date due: 19-05-2023 1, 15:00 [week 12]

Returned by: 15-06-2023 21
Submission: Blackboard
Blackboard

Learning outcomes
 Ability to use various hardware platforms and/or software tools in different
attack analysis and system development scenarios.
 Appraise the effectiveness of network security mechanisms and evaluate a
range of network protocols and identify associated threats.
 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to intrusion
detection and identify anomalous activity.
 Clear and accurate expression. In the case of coursework, writing concisely to
the page limit, using appropriate and consistent referencing.
 Clear and logical standard of presentation, demonstrating an ability to
structure and coherently organise work.
Specification
Overview
In group of 2, this assignment will allow you to obtain an overall view of the complex
process of Network Security and IoT system development and understand the need
for a methodical approach to assess a system. Also, it will give you an experience of
using various hardware and/or software platforms/ tools for Security Assessments
and present your knowledge in a format suitable for the target audience.
Description
For this assignment will be given multiple options for your project type; you can
choose or propose a topic to work on similar to the ones listed below:

A. Building an IoT Security Demo

 Functional System (raspberry pi/Kali VM/IoT camera/another Sensor/
wireless packet sniffer) or
 Simulated Environment for secure IoT transactions (packet tracer/other).
B. Defending against a certain attack /Gaining access to a vulnerable system
with Demo (pick a vulnerability of an Application system/Operating System
and build/propose feasible defence mechanisms against it) hacking lab
platform can be used.
C. Performing a large case study (e.g. pick up recent Network/IoT/cloud security
attacks and produce a systematic analysis on the associated vulnerabilities,
what caused them, and your suggestion on how to make these systems
secure).
Relationship to formative assessment
This assignment builds on the labs, lectures, and in-class discussions.
Deliverables
1. Project Report: 10-20 pages (70%)
 Introduction / Problem statement – Describe what the problem is and
why it is important, and the project objectives.
 Literature Review
 Methods /Implementation
 Results and Conclusion.
 References: Your coursework should clearly distinguish between your
original words and ideas and those of others. When referring to the work of
others, from books, journals, or any other source (including the internet), it
is essential that you make this clear by acknowledging your source and
referencing correctly. Failure to reference correctly will lose you marks and
may constitute plagiarism or collusion.
You should make use of the Oxford system of referencing, OSCOLA. Full
details of its requirements can be found here:
http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/publications/oscola.php
A useful short guide is here:
http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/published/OSCOLA_Quick_Reference_Guide_00
1.pdf

 Format:
o Font Size: 12 Point
o Font Type: Times New Roman
o Line Spacing: 1.15
o Left and right margins: 1.25"
o Top and bottom margins: 1”

2. A short video demo of your system (30%)

Pease make a 5-10 minutes presentation on your work and upload a recorded
version on blackboard.

Submission Procedure: Please submit a single PDF of the report and the recorded
video in a zip file on the blackboard. You should upload using the following format
studentID-StudentName.zip e.g. 10000000-Ali.zip.
Everyone in your group needs to submit a copy, it is not enough to have just
one group member submit.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of published or

unpublished work, including the work of another student without the use of quotation
marks and due acknowledgment. Plagiarism is regarded a serious offence by the
University and all cases will be reported to the Board of Examiners. Work that
contains even small fragments of plagiarized material will be penalized.
Resources
Reading list, additional read sections in BlackBoard.
Marking scheme
This assignment is marked out of 100 and represents 60% of the module mark.

Project Report 70
 Introduction/ Problem statement/ 10
objectives
 Literature Review 10
 Proposed methodology/ Implementation 15
 Results and Systematic analysis 20
 Conclusion, referencing, and report 15
presentation and structure.
Video, demo/presentation 30
Total 100