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