simple questions of computer security
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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المملكة العربية السعودية |
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Royal Commissionat Yanbu |
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الهيئة الملكية ينبع |
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Yanbu University College (Women Campus) |
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كلية ينبع الجامعية) حرمالبنات( |
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Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah |
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CS375–Computer Security
Assignment 1
FIRST SEMESTER 2015-16 (151)
Assigned Date: 14th Oct 2015
Due Date: 8th Oct 2015
Max. Marks 05
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Marks Distribution |
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Criteria |
Marks |
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Originality of work |
1 |
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Timely submission |
0.25 |
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Use of correct template |
0.25 |
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Correct answers |
3.5 |
Objective(s)
Understand motives behind malware.
Know attack mechanism of different viruses.
Understand symmetric cipher Data Encryption Standard.
Learning Outcome(s)
Good grasp on the topic under study.
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism (or copying) will be penalized.
Method of Delivery
Hard-copy submission
a) Who is Kevin Matnick?
b) Why is he famous? Give a brief account on his biography.
c) Give a brief account on TCP sequence number prediction attack that he crafted?
d) Nowadays, how is he contributing to the society?
e) Which books does he author?
Question 2
Write a note on each of the following viruses:
a) Storm
b) Sasser
c) I Love You
d) Conficker
e) Elk Cloner
f) Brain Computer Virus
Question 3
Write a comprehensive note on Data Encryption Standard (DES). And explain its following modes of operations.
a) Electronic Code Block
b) Cipher Block Chaining
c) Cipher Feedback
d) Output Feedback
e) Counter Mode
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