Student Projects
Students seeking a Master of Science in Information Security write white papers on various computer security topics. Student papers are posted here as a resource for the community.
February 2010
How to Review and Assess Information Security Policy: The Six-Step Process
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- Ahmed Abdel-Aziz
December 2009
SQL Injection in Microsoft Environments
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- Jim Beechey
October 2009
Protecting Your Business from Online Banking Fraud - Report
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- Robert Comella, Greg Farnham, John Jarocki
Protecting Your Business from Online Banking Fraud - Slides
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- Robert Comella, Greg Farnham, John Jarocki
Protecting Your Business from Online Banking Fraud - Press Release
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- Robert Comella, Greg Farnham, John Jarocki
Protecting Your Business from Online Banking Fraud - Project Plan
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- Robert Comella, Greg Farnham, John Jarocki
Digital Acceptance Policy - Policy
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- Charlie Scott
Digital Acceptance Policy - Slides
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- Charlie Scott
Digitally Sign Your Emails - Slides
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- Charlie Scott
Digitally Sign Your Emails - Poster
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- Charlie Scott
September 2009
DownAdUp / Conficker Incident - Report
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- Jim McMillan and Rob VandenBrink
DownAdUp / Conficker Incident - Slides
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- Jim McMillan and Rob VandenBrink
DownAdUp / Conficker Incident - Project Plan
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- Jim McMillan and Rob VandenBrink
August 2009
End User Encryption Key Protection - Poster
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- Rick D. Smith
End User Encryption Key Protection - Policy
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- Rick D. Smith
Social Engineering Awareness - Poster
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- Emilio Valente
Social Engineering Awareness: Employee Front Desk Communication and Awareness - Policy
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- Emilio Valente
July 2009
Computer Disaster Recovery Plan - Poster
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- Robert Comella
Computer Disaster Recovery Plan - Policy
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- Robert Comella
Communications Equipment Security - Poster
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- Manuel Humberto Santander Pelaez
Communications Equipment Security - Policy
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- Manuel Humberto Santander Pelaez
June 2009
Is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Right for Me? - Report
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- Tim Proffitt and Emilio Valente
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - Slides
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- Emilio Valente and Tim Proffitt
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Checklist - Checklist
View Checklist (61KB)
- Emilio Valente and Tim Proffitt
Survey for the First Company using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - Survey 1
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- Tim Proffitt and Emilio Valente
Survey for the First Company using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - Survey 2
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- Tim Proffitt and Emilio Valente
When was Your Last Backup? - Poster
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- Robert Comella
When was your last backup? - Slides
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- Robert Comella
May 2009
Planned and Unplanned Outages - Policy
- James Voorhees
View Policy DOC (36KB)
Notifying the Enterprise about Outages - Slides
- James Voorhees
View Slides PPT (84KB)
Patch Management - Policy
- Brad Ruppert
View Policy DOC (60KB)
Patch Management - Poster
- Brad Ruppert
View Poster JPG (340KB)
April 2009
Web Application Firewalls: Defense in Depth for Your Web Infrastructure
- Jim Beechey
View Report DOC (68KB)
Book Summary: Mastering Web Services Security by Bret Hartman, Donald J. Flinn, Konstantin Beznosov, Shirley Kawamoto
- Brad Ruppert
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March 2009
Downadup Incident - GIAC Enterprises - Report
- Tim Proffitt, Seth Misenar, John Jarocki
View Report PDF (184KB)
Malware Detection/Prevention - GIAC Enterprises - Slides
- John Jarocki, Seth Misenar, Tim Proffitt
View Slides with Notes PPT (172KB)
November 2008
Book Review: Web Security, Privacy & Commerce, 2nd Edition, by Simson Garfinkel and Gene Spafford
- Mason Pokladnik
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October 2008
Technology Equipment Disposal - Poster
- Jim Beechey
View Poster PDF (118KB)
Technology Equipment Disposal - Policy
- Jim Beechey
View Policy DOC (32KB)
September 2008
GIAC Enterprises Desktop Protection
- Jim Beechey and Emilio Valente
View Report DOC (100KB)
View Slides with Notes PPT (760KB)
August 2008
Clean Desk - Policy
- Tim Proffitt
View Policy DOC (32KB)
Clean Desk - Poster
- Tim Proffitt
View Poster PDF (376KB)
Source Code Disclaimer - Policy
- Jay Radcliffe
View Policy DOC (52KB)
Source Code Disclaimer - Poster
- Jay Radcliffe
View Poster PDF (68KB)
June 2008
Why Do You Audit? - Report
- Mason Pokladnik
View Report DOC (52KB)
April 2008
Data Retention & Cost Effective Data Loss Prevention Techniques - Report
- Eric Conrad, Mason Pokladnik, Manuel Santander
View Report PDF (424KB)
Data Retention & Cost Effective Data Loss Prevention Techniques - Slides
- Eric Conrad, Mason Pokladnik, Manuel Santander
View Slides PDF (204KB)
March 2008
Mobile Device Encryption - Lost Laptops - Poster
- Eric Conrad
View Poster DOC (490KB)
Mobile Device Encryption - Policy
- Eric Conrad
View Policy DOC (48KB)
February 2008
Workstation Security - Policy
- Russell Meyer
View Policy DOC (52KB)
Workstation Security - Poster
- Russell Meyer
View Poster DOC (1.1MB)
November 2007
Responsible Web Use - Poster
- Kevin Bong
View Poster PDF (76KB)
Employee Internet Use Monitoring and Filtering Policy - Report
- Kevin Bong
View Report PDF (80KB)
Software Installation Policy - Poster
- John Brozycki
View Project Poster PDF (868KB)
Software Installation Policy - Report
- John Brozycki
View Project Report PDF (16KB)
September 2007
eDiscovery Policies and Procedures - Slides
- Brad Ruppert and Russell Meyer
View Project PPT (268KB)
eDiscovery - Data Classification, Retention, and Litigation Policies and Procedures - Report
- Russell Meyer and Brad Ruppert
View Project PDF (108KB)
RBAC Defense in Depth for GIAC Enterprises - Report
- Russell Meyer and Brad Ruppert
View Project DOC (2.7MB)
RBAC Defense in Depth for GIAC Enterprises - Slides
- Russell Meyer and Brad Ruppert
View Project PPT (140KB)
UTM (Unified Threat Management) - Validating a UTM Device
- Manuel Santander and Mason Pokladnik
View Project DOC (1MB)
Perimeter Convergence - Project Plan and Design
- Manuel Santander and Mason Pokladnik
View Project DOC (143KB)
July 2007
GIAC Enterprises Network Deployment, Phase 1: The Perimeter - Report
- Rodney Caudle, Jay Radcliffe, Jim Voorhees
View Project DOC (252KB)
GIAC Enterprises Network Deployment, Phase 1: The Perimeter - Slides
- Rodney Caudle, Jay Radcliffe, Jim Voorhees
View Project PPT (320KB)
Web Application Security Implementation Report
- Kevin Bong and John Brozycki
View Project Doc (72KB)
Web Application Security Implementation Slides
- Kevin Bong and John Brozycki
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April 2007
Managing Large Botnets
- John Brozycki and Kevin Bong
View Project DOC (1.6MB)
December 2006
Mobile Encryption Report
- Rick Wanner and Rick Smith
View Project PDF (172KB)
Mobile Encryption Slides
- Rick Wanner and Rick Smith
View Project PPT (96KB)
November 2006
Server Malware Protection Policy
- Brian Granier
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Not Everything is as it Seems - Poster
- Brian Granier
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September 2006
How to Use Windows Security Auditing Tools Project Plan
- Rodney Caudle, Eric Conrad, James Voorhees
View Project DOC (708KB)
How to Use Windows Security Auditing Tools Slides
- Rodney Caudle, Eric Conrad, James Voorhees
View Project PPT (576KB)
August 2006
Defense-in-Depth - What Is It? Report
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project DOC (340KB)
Defense-in-Depth - What Is It? Slides
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project PPT (188KB)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Approach for Defense-in-Depth Report
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project DOC (2MB)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Approach for Defense-in-Depth Slides
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project PPT (148KB)
June 2006
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Report
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project DOC (60KB)
May 2006
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Slides
- Peter Leight and Richard Hammer
View Project PPT (88KB)
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