Potential Threats And Mitigation Tools For Botnet

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Potential threats and mitigation tools for Botnet

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The security remains a challenge in networked information systems. The ubiquity and increasing popularity of the cyber physical systems have made networked devices a powerful amplifying platform for cyberattacks. These attacks are mainly carried out by using malicious software (Malware). Generally, Malware are classified based on their primary traits. One of the primary traits of Malware is Payload capabilities.

“One of the most popular payload of Malware today is software that will allow the infected computer to be placed under the remote control of an attacker for the purpose of launching attacks. This infected robot computer is called a bot or zombie. When hundreds, thousands, or even millions of bot computers are gathered into a logical computer network, they create a botnet under the control of a bot herder”[1].

Assume you have an interview for a cyber-security analyst position with Silver Security Solutions company. You are supposed to be prepared about the botnet, their types, threats, and mitigation tools. In this context write a report including the following sections:

Introduction about Botnet and its impact on the society. This section must discuss the report outline
Discussion of any three variants of Botnet
Botnet Architecture
Botnet operation and communication
Potential threats posed by a Botnet
Recommendations on any two mitigation techniques/tools to tackle the Botnet attack and discuss the effectiveness of the selected tools
Discussion on any threeNetworked Applications targeted/attacked by Botnet from current literature review
Summary
References

The Viva voce (oral exam) of the assignment will take place during Laboratory session in Week

8. The student has to answer the viva questions related to the assignment.

[1] M. Ciampa, Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 6th ed. Cengage, 2018.

Assignment Instructions:

Do not useWikipedia as a source or a reference
Must consider at least five current references from journal/conference papers and books. Must follow IEEE referencing style.
Make sure you properly reference any diagrams/ graphicsused in the assignment.

Marking Criteria for the Assignment 1

Sections No.	Description of the section	Marks
Introduction	This section must include Introduction about Botnet [2 Marks] Discussion about the impact of Botnet on the society [2 Marks] The report outline [1 Mark]	05
Variants of Botnet	Discussion of any three variants of Botnet Draw taxonomy [2 Marks] Discuss the variants of Botnet [6 Marks]	08
Botnet Architecture	Explain the Botnet Architecture	05
Operation and Communication	Discuss Botnet operation and communication.	05
Potential Threats	Analyse critically any three potential threats posed by Botnet	09
Mitigation Techniques/Tools	Recommend any two mitigation techniques/tools to tackle the Botnet attack and discuss the effectiveness of the selected tools	08
Networked Applications Targeted/Attacked	Discuss any threeNetworked Applications targeted/attacked by Botnet from current literature review.	09
Summary	Summarise the overall contributions of the report	05
References	Must consider at least five current references from journal/conference papers and books. Must follow IEEE Transactions on Networking style	04
Viva voce	Viva voce (oral exam) is a hurdle for this assignment. Student must appropriately answer the viva questions related to the assignment.	12
	Total Marks	70

Example Marking Rubric for Assignment

Grade Mark	HD 80% +	D 70%-79%	CR 60%-69%	P 50%-59%	Fail <50%
	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
Introduction /5	Introduction is very well written with very clear background, discussion about the impact of Botnet on the society, and the report outline	Introduction iswell written with clear discussion about the impact of Botnet on the society, and the report outline	Introduction is generally presented in good fashion, however missing one element such as the impact of Botnet on the society/ the report outline	Introduction is presented briefly with some relevance and missing elements such as the impact of Botnet on the society/ the report outline	Poor Introduction with irrelevant details
Variants of Botnet /8	In-depth and very clear discussion about three variants of Botnet	Very clear discussion about three variants of Botnet	Generally good discussion about three variants of Botnet	Brief discussion about some three variants of Botnet	Poor discussion with irrelevant information
Botnet Architecture /5	Excellent discussion about the architecture	Very good discussion about the architecture	Good discussion about the architecture	Brief discussion about the architecture	Unsatisfactory discussion
Operation and Communication /5	A very detailed and very clear explanation	Very clear explanation	Generally good explanation	Brief discussion explanation	Poor discussion with irrelevant information
Potential Threats /9	A very clear and indepth discussion about potential threats	Very clear discussion about potential threats	Generally good discussion about potential threats	Brief discussion about the potential threats	Poor discussion about potential threats with irrelevant information
Mitigation Techniques/ Tools /8	An in-depth and very clear discussion about Mitigation techniques/tools and their effectiveness	Very clear discussion about Mitigation techniques/tools and their effectiveness	Generally good discussion about Mitigation techniques/tools	Brief discussion about Mitigation techniques/tools	Irrelevant discussion about the mitigation techniques/tools
Networked Applications Targeted/Attacke d /9	A very detailed and very clear explanation about three application	Very clear explanation about three application	Generally good explanation	Brief discussion explanation	Poor discussion with irrelevant information
Summary /5	A section very clearly summarizing the overall contribution	A section clearly summarizing the overall contribution	Generally good summary of the report	Brief summary of the report with some relevance	Summary not relating to the report
References /4	Clear styles with excellent source of references.	Clear referencing/ style	Generally good referencing/style	Unclear referencing/style	Lacks consistency with many errors.
Viva voce /12	Answered all the questions appropriately and accurately	Answered all the questions with some clarity	Answered all the questions with little in-depth knowledge	Answered about 50% of the questions.	Answers were irrelevant

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