IS 4953 Special Studies in IS

IS 3513 Information Assurance and Security

Lab #1 CSL Security Tool Survey Due Monday, September 18 100 Points

For this lab you will need to access to your XP security and Kali virtual machines in the Computer Security Lab.

Both of the images have a wide range of security tools. In this lab do a survey of the tools on each of these images. Are they classified a certain way? Can you make any generalizations about the tools you see? Identify 3 tools on each image then explore with greater detail what those tools do and how they might help a security practitioner conduct security actions in a security operations center(SOC).

GRADING: This project is worth 100 points. The grade will come from your paper, and supporting documentation within the paper. Papers which are clearly organized, referenced, and describe the tools and their potential use in a SOC will score higher.

COLLABORATION POLICY: No collaboration allowed. The work on the project and subsequent paper will be an individual effort only. Your work on this lab on your own.

TURN-IN REQUIREMENT: The lab report is due Monday, 18 September. Papers will be 5 to 8 pages in length (single spaced). The title page does not count as one of the pages for the report. The bibliography will not count as one of the page requirements. Appendices will not count as one of the pages for the report. All references will be properly cited throughout the paper. A hard copy and electronic copy of the paper will be submitted for grading. Please make sure your name is on all items submitted.

LATE SUBMISSIONS: The hard copy must be turned in at the start of class. Soft copy emailed no later than 1 hour after class. A late penalty of 20% per day will be assessed for late submissions.