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School of Business and Tourism UnitSecuring NetworksUnit codeAssignment 3COMP2003Analyse and document security for a SMEModeGroup assignmentDue Date21 May 2021 10:00 PMLearningOutcomesLO3, LO4, LO5GraduateAttributesGA2, GA4, GA5Weight40% of overall unit assessmentSuggestionThis assignment is developmental and cumulative. You are strongly advisedto start doing this assignment from Week-8 in your study. Leaving yourstarting date to the week before the due date is a very poor strategy for success in the unit. Follow the provided guidelines to help you successfullydirect your efforts.Task DescriptionIn assignment 1, you have successfully implemented the network in Packet Tracer andperformed important steps to secure the network.Now they have called you to assist them with their updated network after a securitybreach.They believe that the break-in occurred through either:a) one of their servers.b) through sniffing data in transport from the remote network to the main network.c) the Wi-Fi one of the employees decided to bring and connect.The intruder got a lot of data including confidential files and a copy of usernames andpassword from the servers so they would like you to assist them upgrade their securitymore.COMP2003 – Securing Networks Assignment 3, 20212You will need to complete the following tasks• Task 1: Consider the network and devise strategies that will secure the following:a. the remote office’s connection to the main office as it is not using anyencryption.b. remote access to the servers so passwords are not sent over the wire inclear text.c. encrypted Wi-Fi for employees.You must provide at least 2 (two) options for each.• Task 2: To ensure that this doesn’t occur again and assist with analysis you mustadvise why a monitoring service would benefit them and provide a suggestion asto what the service will monitor.• Task 3: Conduct a vulnerability analysis on the servers using OpenVAS. Eachperson must conduct one analysis, one server per person. Servers are in the VM’sfolder at the COMP2003 Google share.COMP2003 – Securing Networks Assignment 3, 20213With your colleague you will need to share the results of your audit and comparethem before producing the report.Assignment 2 marking guidelinesThe following are the major assessment criteria of this assignmentTask 1: Network Encryption• Select a suitable network encryption architecture for each problem and justify theselection• Advise how each option provides an improvement to the security• Provide a conclusion as to which option would be bestTask 2: Network monitoring• Correctly identify the devices to be monitored• Advise why you think the devices should be monitored• Advise which system you propose to monitor with.Task 3: Network vulnerability scanning• Provide a brief overview of the history of OpenVAS and its commercial cousin.• Provide a copy of the OpenVAS report (screenshot or PDF) with the top 5 results.• Determine the possible server that had the breach and what you believe was theattack vector.(Check the OpenVAS lab)Format and PresentationFinal ReportEach student will need to provide a final report to the organisation which must also containyour colleague’s information and provide your own conclusions.Task 1: You are required to record a short video clip (10 min max) to explain your task 1.In the video, you will:• Provide your details e.g. your name, student id, year and the unit you are studying• Provide a short description of your options• Provide your final conclusion of which option you would choose and why.Finally, publish your video on YouTube or some other place to store your recording. Usethe unlisted option if you do not want the video to be viewed in public. Copy the link toyour video and paste it under the task-1 section of the document template provided withthis assignmentCOMP2003 – Securing Networks Assignment 3, 20214You will also need to provide a written version of the same information.Task 2 and Task 3: You must provide a report to the client.Use the template provided with this assignment for this task.Submission FormatWhen you have completed the assignment, you are required to submit your assignment inthe PDF/DOC format. The file will be named using the following convention:filename = FirstInitialYourLastName_COMP2003_A3.pdf(i.e. FJones_COMP2003_A3.pdf)Original workIt is a University requirement that a student’s work complies with the Academic Policy,Chapter 4.20 on Student Academic Integrity. It is a student’s responsibility to be familiarwith the Policy.Failure to comply with the Policy can have severe consequences in the form of Universitysanctions. For information on this Policy please refer to Chapter 4.20 on Student AcademicIntegrity at the following website:http://www.scu.edu.au/governance/academicboard/policy/As part of a University initiative to support the development of academic integrity,assessments may be checked for plagiarism, including through an electronic system, eitherinternally or by a plagiarism checking service, and be held for future checking andmatching purposes.Retain duplicate copyBefore submitting the assignment, you are advised to retain electronic copies of originalwork. In the event of any uncertainty regarding the submission of assessment items, youmay be requested to reproduce a final copy.School Extension PolicyIn general, I will NOT give extensions unless where there are exceptional circumstances.Students wanting an extension must make a request at least 24 hours before the assessmentitem is due and the request must be received by Student Administration in writing via theMyEnrolment page. Extensions within 24 hours of submission or following the submissiondeadline will not be granted unless supported by a doctor’s certificate or where there areexceptional circumstances. This will be at the discretion of Student Services and the unitassessor’s discretion and will be considered on a case by case basis. Extensions will be fora maximum of 48 hours (longer extensions supported by a doctor’s certificate or alike tobe considered on a case by case basis).COMP2003 – Securing Networks Assignment 3, 20215Please see the Special Consideration page for more information available athttps://www.scu.edu.au/current-students/student-administration/special-consideration/A penalty of 5% of the total available grade will accrue for each 24-hour period that anassessment item is submitted late. Therefore, an assessment item worth 40 marks will have2 marks deducted for every 24-hour period and at the end of 10 days will receive amaximum of 20 marks or 50%.Students who fail to submit following the guidelines in this Unit Information Guide will bedeemed to have not submitted the assessment item and the above penalty will be applieduntil the specified submission guidelines are followed.Marks and FeedbackAll assessment materials submitted during the semester will normally be marked andreturned within two weeks of the required date of submission (provided that the assessmentmaterials have been submitted by the due date).Marks will be made available to each student via the MySCU Grade book.