Security, information system

COM 4024 - Information Systems and Network Security 1

COM 4024 - Information Systems and Network Security

Assignment 1

Dear students,

This is your first assignment for this course that accounts for 30% of your total marks

for the course.

Please provide an elaborate answer on each of the following questions:

1. Explain the basic task for security service.

2. Define threat and attack.

3. What are the four categories of security threats? Explain and elaborate.

4. Explain active and passive attack with example? Please elaborate on your

answer.

5. Define and elaborate on integrity.

6. Define confidentiality. Give some examples of events. Think outside box.

Word Count: 5000 words (maximum)

Submit to VLE the following:

Your answers in a pdf or docx document.

Your work needs to be well written and have quality information. Your work must be

clear and must be able to educate someone with no prior knowledge in the field of

operating systems.

Assignment Evaluation Rules:

• Overall presentation 10%

• Structure 10%

• Introduction 10%

• Main body

o Critical analysis/evaluation 50%

o Recommendations 10%

o Conclusion 10%

Notes:

• Please read and apply the rules for referencing.

• The assignment is your own individual work. I expect all sent assignments to

be very different from one another even if they are based on the same topic.

• The deadline is the end of week 2.

• This is worth 30% of your mark

COM 4024 - Information Systems and Network Security 2

• Each question carries equal marks!