This assignment requires you to apply knowledge from the lectures and workshops to solve practical problems, as well as to explore new topics not covered in detail in lectures. You will use software to observe communications across a network, and apply the knowledge to identify security issues and/or design security mechanisms, study and apply cryptographic tools, as well as research and report on state-of-the-art security malware, vulnerabilities and attacks, and possible countermeasures. There will be multiple questions on different topics, and you will be expected to submit a report containing answers to all the questions. The report may be a mix of short answers, diagrams, tables, and short essays with references. In addition to the report, you may be required to submit files produced as output from relevant network security software.

This assignment is an individual assessment, and while discussion of questions is encouraged, you must develop and write your own answers, and complete any software tasks on your own. Questions, and expected structure/format of the report, can be found on Moodle.

The assignment consists of multiple questions, each marked separately. In general, to obtain full marks the answer must be correct, and when an explanation is required, the answer must demonstrate understanding of the problem, solution and tradeoffs.

When additional files are required to be submitted (e.g. output from software), those files must be in the correct format, including with specified filename, and contain content demonstrating that you have correctly performed the task associated with the question. Failure to submit a required file, submission of a file in the incorrect format, or submission of a file that is effectively the same as another student's (when independently performing the tasks would not normally produce the same output), will result in all answers dependent on that file receiving 0 marks.

Mark allocation for each question, the expected format of the answer and any additional files, and details of the marking criteria can be found in the assignment on Moodle.

You will undertake 5 quizzes on Moodle throughout the term. Each quiz will cover lecture and workshop topics from the weeks leading up to that quiz, and will not cover topics from the previous quizzes (although some general unit knowledge may be necessary). 

The quiz will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer questions and/or calculations. There will be multiple independent questions in each quiz.

Each quiz will be available for approximately 1 week before the due date. The quiz will be time limited and you will be allowed multiple attempts (at least 2), with your highest score counting towards your grade. The time limit and the number of attempts allowed may vary among the quizzes, but will typically be between 15 and 45 minutes and 2 or 3 attempts.

Quizzes are individual assessments, and while they are open book, you are expected to complete the quiz on your own, without the assistance of others. Quiz time limits, topics, number of attempts allowed and open/close times can be found on Moodle.

In most cases, quiz answers will be automatically marked, with marks awarded based on the correctness of the answer within the context of topics covered in lectures and workshops. Questions may be worth different marks, with the marks indicated in the quiz. If quiz answers are manually marked (e.g. explanation style questions), then marks will be awarded based on the correctness and clarity of the answer.

When multiple attempts are made on a quiz, the highest score of those attempts will count towards your grade. As results and solutions may be released immediately after the due date, late submissions are not accepted. Making no attempts before the due date will result in a score of 0.

You are expected to have reliable Internet access for the duration of each quiz. Loss of a connection or problems with a computer will generally not be accepted as reasons for an extension or additional attempts.

This assignment requires you to apply knowledge from the lectures and workshops to solve practical problems, as well as to explore new topics not covered in detail in lectures. You will use software to identify and defend against security attacks in network communications, design and implement network and computer access control and authentication mechanisms, and identify problems and design solutions for securing communications in a private/public network. There will be multiple questions on different topics, and you will be expected to submit a report containing answers to all the questions. The report may be a mix of short answers, diagrams, tables, and short essays with references. In addition to the report, you may be required to submit files produced as output from relevant network security software.

This assignment is an individual assessment, and while discussion of questions is encouraged, you must develop and write your own answers, and complete any software tasks on your own. Questions, and expected structure/format of the report, can be found on Moodle.

The assignment consists of multiple questions, each marked separately. In general, to obtain full marks the answer must be correct, and when an explanation is required, the answer must demonstrate understanding of the problem, solution and tradeoffs.

When additional files are required to be submitted (e.g. output from software), those files must be in the correct format, including with specified filename, and contain content demonstrating that you have correctly performed the task associated with the question. Failure to submit a required file, submission of a file in the incorrect format, or submission of a file that is effectively the same as another student's (when independently performing the tasks would not normally produce the same output), will result in all answers dependent on that file receiving 0 marks.

Mark allocation for each question, the expected format of the answer and any additional files, and details of the marking criteria can be found in the assignment on Moodle.