G53SEC

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G53SEC
Coursework Specification
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Coursework Option 1 Spam Detection and
Categorisation
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• Coursework Option 1 Spam Detection and
  Categorisation
• Spam
• One of the biggest problems for businesses
• Solutions exist but,
• Poor performance
• Need to be regularly maintained
• It is vital to educate the user!

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• Coursework Option 1 Spam Detection and
  Categorisation
• What you will get
• A dataset with a number of email messages
• ( Available from Monday 20/10)
• What you have to do
• Analyse
• Categorise
• Classify
• Describe everything you have done in a report!

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• Coursework Option 1 Spam Detection and
  Categorisation
• Coursework worth 20 of your final mark
• Marking scheme
• Correct categorisation 5
• Correct classification 5
• Report 10

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• Coursework Option 1 Spam Detection and
  Categorisation
• References
• Software Security Lecture
• Ross Andersons Security Engineering
• SpamAssassin
• Google
• Spam.com not about unsolicited email but
  similarly annoying!

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• Coursework Option 2 Network Protection using a
  Firewall
• Connectivity is vital for businesses
• Services need to be provided for
• Customers
• Partners
• Numerous security solutions exist
• Firewall
• One of oldest techniques
• Yet still the most widely used

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• Coursework Option 2 Network Protection using a
  Firewall
• What you will get
• A set of network components
• A set of requirements and restrictions
• What you have to do
• Design a network topology
• Dont violate restrictions
• Satisfy all requirements
• Describe everything you have done in a report!

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• Coursework Option 2 Network Protection using a
  Firewall
• Firewall rules
• Use the following form

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• Coursework Option 2 Network Protection using a
  Firewall
• Coursework worth 20 of your final mark
• Marking scheme
• Correct network topology 5
• Correct firewall deployment 5
• Correct firewall rules 5
• Report 5

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• Coursework Option 2 Network Protection using a
  Firewall
• Resources
• Network Security Lecture
• Lot of resources on the net (e.g. Wikipedia)

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