Prepared by: Dr Wanod Kumar XXXXXXXXXXModerated by: Dr Javed Baloch December, 2018 Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Trimester T3, 2018 Unit Code MN502 Unit Title Overview of Network...

Prepared by: Dr Wanod Kumar XXXXXXXXXXModerated by: Dr Javed Baloch December, 2018
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T3, 2018
Unit Code MN502
Unit Title Overview of Network Security
Assessment
Type
Individual Assignment
Assessment
Title
Security Challenges in Emerging Networks (Assignment 2)
Purpose of the
assessment
(with ULO
Mapping)
The purpose of this assignment is to develop skills to independently think of
innovation. Students will be able to complete the following ULOs:
c. Explain the major methodologies for secure networks and what threats
they address;
d. Identify and report network threats, select and implement appropriate
countermeasures for network security.
Weight 20%
Total Marks 70
Word limit XXXXXXXXXX
Due Date XXXXXXXXXX:55PM, Wednesday 30/01/2019
Submission
Guidelines
 All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a title
Page.
 The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body)
font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate
section headings.
 Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension  If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration
Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer,
in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this
application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment.
Further information is available at:
http:
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procedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic
Misconduct

 Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of
the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion
from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves
familiar with the full policy and procedure available at:
http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-
procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-
Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity
Section in your Unit Description.





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Assignment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to develop skills to independently think of innovation. In this
assignment students will first learn how to develop knowledge based on cu
ent state of the art of
an emerging knowledge domain. Then they will learn how to identify plausible security issues in this
emerging network-based applications, and finally learn the skill of adding knowledge to existing
domain by theoretically developing the co
esponding protection mechanism for a particular issue.
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are based on the interaction between digital, analog, physical, and
human components engineered for function using integrated physics and logic. These systems aim
to provide the basis of our critical infrastructure which results in the basis of emerging and future
smart services, and improve our quality of life in many areas [1].
Smart Grid is one of the CPS technologies, which develops and implements measurement science
underpinning modernisation of the Nation's electrical power system (electric grid) in order to
improve system efficiency, reliability and sustainability, by incorporating distributed intelligence, bi-
directional communications and power flows, and additional advancements. For a smart grid
network, communications infrastructure/protocols and wireless networking will play an important
ole in achieving these objectives. As Smart grid adopts new technologies, this emerging field also
faces new security threats. Security of Smart Grid networks is a prime concern in today’s World.
This assignment includes five parts

1. Literature review on Smart Grid Networks.

The literature review should be supported by at least three (3) academic (Journal/Conference)
papers chosen from the cu
ent state of the art.

Your discussion should include:
i. Smart Grid network architecture (System Component and Network
Components)
ii. Recent developments in Smart Grid networks
iii. The importance of cyber security in Smart Grid networks

2. Analyse critically, three cu
ent or possible future security issues in Smart Grid networks.

In this section you will analyse critically, three security issues in Smart Grid networks. These
issues should be taken from the cu
ent state of the art. This section must be supported by at
least three (3) references.

3. Propose a possible solution for one of the threats identified in section-2.

In this part you need to choose one of the issues identified in the previous section and
propose a possible solution to this particular security issue.

4. Analyse and discuss a case study related to recent attack on power systems.

In this section, students will analyse and discuss a recent attack on the networked power
system with proper reference.

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5. Create a 3 - 5 minutes presentation and present your work during the Lab.

You have to create a 3 - 5 minutes presentation to present your work in front of your class
fellows and tutor during the Lab in Week 11.

[1] Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems: Volume 1, Overview. [Online]. Available:
https:
nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP XXXXXXXXXXpdf, accessed
December 06, 2018.

Submission Guidelines

 The assignment should be submitted on the Moodle in two separate files:
o The report should be submitted as a Word file
o The presentation should be submitted as a PPT file
 Do not use Wikipedia as a source or a reference.
 Make sure you properly reference any diagram/graphics used in the assignment.

Marking criteria:
Section to be included
in the report
Description of the section Marks
Introduction Introduction of Smart Grid Networks. Introduction
should also discusses the report outline.
5
Literature Review Literature review of Smart Grid Networks
 Smart Grid network architecture (System
Component and Network Components)
 Recent developments in Smart Grid networks
 The importance of cyber security in Smart
Grid networks
15
Analyse Critically Analyse critically, three security issues in Smart Grid
Networks.
12
Threat Mitigation
Technique
Discuss in detail a threat mitigation technique for
one of the security threat
10
Case Study Analyse and discuss a case study related to recent
attack on power systems with proper reference.
10
Report layout The report layout should be appropriate (following
the submission guidelines and containing all the
sections mentioned above)
3
Reference Style Follow IEEE reference style 5
Presentation Slides The presentation slides should be well organised and
clear.
5
Oral Presentation Delivery of the presentation (quality of the
presentation, depth of knowledge on the material
presented and ability to answer questions asked by
the audience)
5
Total 70
https:
nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP XXXXXXXXXXpdf
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Marking Ru
ic for Assignment #2: Total Marks 70
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
and the report
outline is also
discussed
Introduction is
well written and
the report outline
is also discussed
Introduction is
generally
presented along
with the report
outline
Introduction is
presented
iefly
and is missing the
eport outline
Poor Introduction
with i
elevant
details
Literature review
15
Excellent
literature review
with proper
eferencing
Well written
literature review
presented with
co
ect references
Good literature
eview presented
with references
Brief literature
eview with proper
eferencing
Poorly written
literature review
Analyse critically
12
Exceptional
discussion on
security issues in
Smart Grid
networks.
Identifying highly
sophisticated and
well referenced
vulnerabilities
Exceptional
discussion on
security issues in
Smart Grid
networks.
Good Discussion
on three security
issues
Discussion on Two
security issues
Unable to identify
security issues
Threat
Mitigation
Technique
10
A very clear and
in-depth
discussion about
threat mitigation
technique
Very clear
discussion about
threat mitigation
technique
Generally good
discussion threat
mitigation
technique
Brief discussion
about threat
mitigation
technique
Poor discussion
about threat
mitigation
technique with
i
elevant
information
Case Study
10
Excellent
discussion about
the case study
Very Good
discussion about
the case study
Good discussion
about the case
study
Brief discussion
about the case
study
Poor discussion
Report Layout
3
Well-designed
layout and proper
formatting
following the
submission
guidelines and
containing all the
sections
Well-designed
layout following
the submission
guidelines and
containing all the
sections
Good layout
following the
submission
guidelines and
containing all the
sections
Report layout
following the
submission
guidelines and
missing some
sections
Report lacks a
proper layout
Reference Style
5