CMP3750M

University of Lincoln Assessment Framework
Assessment Briefing Template 2020-2021
Module Code & Title: CMP3750M Cyber Security
Contribution to Final Module Mark: 40%
Description of Assessment Task and Purpose:
Scenario
You are employed by as a Network Security Analyst by an airline. The airline has been
criticised for high flight prices on the back of a £4m profit in the last financial year. The
business has recently been under attack from threat actors who have initiated DoS attacks.
These attacks have brought the business to a halt with customers not able to access their
accounts or book flights. The business has not invested in network security and there is only
one firewall between the main servers and the Internet.
Your line manager has asked you to undertake two tasks:

1. Provide create a tool that will identify when a DoS attack is happening. This tool must
   be created in Python.
2. Provide a narrative of no more than 1500 words that explains:
   a. how the tool operates, including installation and operation details;
   b. why it is an important tool for the business;
   c. the impact of a DoS attack;
   d. and how it will help to protect the business.
   Learning Outcomes Assessed:
   LO1 critically evaluate the security of a computer system
   LO2 differentiate between types of attacks and critically assess their impact
   Knowledge & Skills Assessed:
   Subject Specific Skills: Planning and design, Subject-specific knowledge,
   Professional Graduate Skills: effective time management, working under pressure to meet
   deadlines, problem solving, logical thinking,
   Emotional Intelligence: self-management
   Career Focused Skills: network operations, planning and design, device configuration
   Assessment Submission Instructions:
   Please submit the following:
3. Narrative that explains:
   a. how the tool operates, including installation and operation details;
   b. why it is an important tool for the business;
   c. the impact of a DoS attack;
   d. and how it will help to protect the business.
   Your narrative should not exceed 1500 words.
   NOTE: All Assessment Briefings should be made available prior to the
   commencement of the module, clearly signposted on the module Blackboard site
   as well as included in any module handbook or briefing document.
   Date for Return of Feedback:
   Format for Assessment:
   Please submit:
   • A file that contains the narrative
   • The tool you have created.
   You do not need to submit any files containing the code.
   Do not submit files to the supporting documents on Blackboard as these will not be read.
   Please submit the narrative element to Blackboard using this format:
   Font size 11, 1.5 line spacing, 2cm margins, Times New Roman or Arial
   Please use Harvard referencing.
   Feedback Format:
   Feedback will be provided on Blackboard.
   Additional Information for Completion of Assessment:
   Assessment Support Information:
   You will need to test this tool to make sure it works. Please make sure that you do this
   in a sandboxed environment – a VM such as Virtual Box.
   Do not under any circumstances test on a live network.
   Important Information on Dishonesty & Plagiarism:
   University of Lincoln Regulations define plagiarism as 'the passing off of another person's
   thoughts, ideas, writings or images as one's own...Examples of plagiarism include the
   unacknowledged use of another person's material whether in original or summary form.
   Plagiarism also includes the copying of another student's work'.
   Plagiarism is a serious offence and is treated by the University as a form of academic
   dishonesty. Students are directed to the University Regulations for details of the procedures
   and penalties involved.