In-course Assignment Information Sheet

Ethical Hacking (CE01099-5)

Intakes: APT2F1801
Date Assigend: 20- June - 2018
Date Due: 28-september-2018
Presentation: Section 1:
Lecturer: Dr. Meisam Eslahi

Assignment Overview
This assignment will contribute 50% towards the incoure marks and consists of two
individual sections as follows:

Section A:
This section is an individual research on latest techniques on ethical hakicng and
penteration testing and carries 40% of total module assessment marks. Each student should select
a unique title in related domains such as:

1. FootPrinting and Reconnaissance

2. Computer and Network Scanning (Nmap Scripting is preferred)
3. System Enumeration and Hacking
4. Computer and Mobile Malwares (Frameworks to create undetectable viruses is preferred )
5. Social Engineering
6. Denial of Service
7. Hacking Mobile Devices (Android platform is preferred)
8. WEB application breaches and attacks (Is highly recommended!)
9. Wireless Hacking (WEP and WPA Cracking is not accepted!)
10. Any other relevant domains!

Each student is requeired to conduct a research and provide a report on any recent technique,
tool or framework that may used by etchial hackers in any of afformentioed domains. The
report must be typed with Times New Roman font and size 12 with maximum length of 3000
words (excluding diagrams, appendixes and references) in different subsections as follows:
 1. Introduction to the technique/tool/framework that you have selected
2. Create scenario to explain the attack nature if its needed.
3. Impact of the selected technique/tool/framework on the security
4. General functionality of selected technique/tool/framework
5. Step by step tutorial on how to use technique/tool/framework
6. Critical analysis of technique/tool/framework and any countermeasure if applicable.

WARNING: DO NOT try the aforementioned tools or techniques on real systems! You should
test and create your tutorials by using Isolated/Testbed environments such as VMWare,
Metasploitable, DVWA, and etc.)

Section B:
This section is an individual task focuses on vulnerability assessment and carries 60% of
total module marks. Vulnerability scanning identifies vulnerabilities and weaknesses of a system
and network in order to determine how a system can be exploited. The students provided with a
Windows operating system in a virtual machine format. Each student must use proper scanning
tool and methodologies to locate and remediate vulnerabilities in the given operating system. In
addition it is required to provide detailed reports as follows:
1- List of discovered vulnerabilities and findings
2- Select six top vulnerabilities and briefly explain them.
3- Select one of the vulnerabilities and explain in details.
4- Use any exploit or technique to hack into the target by using selected vulnerability.
Patch the vulnerability and countermeasure the attack.
Guidelines for the Report
Document the results of your work in a professional and systematic manner, in the form of a
computerized report. One (1) softcopy and hardcopy of your documentation is to be submitted.

Your completed documentation should meet the following requirements:

1. Table of contents for every detailed chapter/section.

2. Introduction
3. Section A: Title
4. Individual 1: Title
5. Individual 2: Title
6. Section B: Tilte
7. Conclusion
8. References
9. Appendices
10. Workload matrix.

Submission requirements

1. A CD containing an electronic version of the document.

2. Your report must be typed using Microsoft Word with Times New Roman font. You need
use to include a word count at the end of the report (excluding title, source code of program
& contents pages) Report should be in 1.5 spaces.

3. The report has to be well presented and should be typed. Submission of reports that are
unprofessional in its outlook (dirty, disorganized, inconsistent look, varying colored paper
and size) will not fair well when marks are allocated.

4. Ensure that the report is printed on standard A4 (210 X 297 mm) sized paper. Paper weight
of 80 grams and above is highly recommended.

5. The report should have a one (1”) margin all around the page as illustrated below:
 1 inch 1 inch

1 inch

1 inch
The Typed Text

1 inch

1 inch
1 inch 1 inch

6. Every report must have a front cover. A transparent plastic sheet can be placed in front of the
report to protect the front cover. The front cover should have the following details:-

a) Name
b) Intake code.
c) Subject.
d) Project Title.
e) Date Assigned (the date the report was handed out).
f) Date Completed (the date the report is due to be handed in).

7. All information, figures and diagrams obtained from external sources must be referenced
using the Harvard referencing system accordingly.

8. Marking Scheme
Student Name
Section A
Introduction to the selected category (5)

Nobility (10)

Impact (5)
Functionality 5)
Critical Analysis (15)
Total Marks (out of 40)

Section B
Technical accuracy (15)
Critical analysis & justification (Research) (10)
Demonstration (15)
Presentation (15)
Referencing (5)
Total Marks (out of 60)

Total mark (100)

 0~30 31~70 71~100
Nobility No new or existing Some Skills The student has
skills developed or developed either shown a high level of
not much on the way existing or totally new development related
of totally new but in basic to to the selected topic.
learning undertaken moderate level.
Impact Provides limited Good discussion on The students has
discussion on the the selected topic covered most of the
impact of selecting covers some impacts impacts of selected
techniques on real systems techniques with
justifications
Functionality No functionality or Satisfactory design excellent design and
very poor and implementation implementation
development. presented by student conducted by students
Critical Analysis No Critical Analysis Suitable critical Detailed critical
or a weak analysis analysis given which analysis covering the
with no detail addresses the most assignment and
provided. areas of assignment. process
Presentation No Presentation or a Satisfactory The student has
weak presentation presentation conducted and
with poor flow. conducted by student excellent presentation
Referencing No citation or old Source are current and All citations are
citation provided relevant referenced and all
references are cited