Introduction to Information Technology Security You need to follow the project instructions and any suggested questions to fully complete the project.

You will present to the class what you have learnt as well as providing a brief report (2-4 pages, excl title page).

Introduction to Information Technology Security Chapter 1

Introduction to Security
a) Using the Internet, research two recent information security attacks. Find ones that are not covered in the chapter and provide a summary of the incidents, e.g. describe the incident; what was the vulnerability/ies exploited; who carried out the attack; what the impact was; any steps taken to avoid this in the future.
b) Using the Internet, research two of the types of attackers covered in this chapter. Write a short profile for each type documenting their motivation(s), common methods of attack they employ, and the prevalence of this type of attacker with a recent example.