CS412610 03                                Assignment 1: Computer System and Network Security Technologies
Due on 3/02/2010

Select one in the following computer system and network security analysis tools list. Study the tool and write a Microsoft Word report to describe the basic concepts of the security analysis that the tool used and the major impacts of the tool for the computer system and network security. Also create a power point presentation to present your finding.

1. Open Proxies and HTTP/S Proxy Tools.

2. Web Applications for Security Testing.

3. Crawling Tools.

4. Web Application Security Scanners and Services.

5. Code Analysis Tools.

6. Profiling Tools and Techniques.

7. Authentication/Session Management Tools and Techniques.

8. Web Services/SOAP Tools

9. Input Validation Tools and Techniques

10. Any other topics approved by the instructor.

(Please email your selected tool to instructor for approval before working on it (one tool can only be selected by one student/group, but several tools can be selected in the same topic.)

Assignment hand in policies

Email your Microsoft Word report to the instructor and give a 20-minute power point presentation on your chosen tool in the class on the due day.

Guidelines for the report:

1. Study the tool. Surf on the Internet for more background information
2. Report the basic concepts and the major impacts.
    Write your own report. Don't just cute and paste the text from the paper.
3. Outline for the report:
    Title and your name
    Introduction/Overview of the tool to be studied
    Basic computer system and network security concepts used by the tool
    Major contributions of the tool to the security enhancements
    Summary