ISSC363 APUS Principle of Exploits and Buffer Overflow Attacks Assignment
ISSC363 APUS Principle of Exploits and Buffer Overflow Attacks Assignment
There will be a penalty for late submissions (See Syllabus for Details).
The key to this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the topics, not to re-word the text or reference material. Please see Appendix A for the grading rubric on all written assignments.
Please complete the scenario below following these guidelines for your deliverable.
- Your assignment must be a minimum of 2 pages double spaced, plus a title page and a reference page for a total of 4 pages.
- Make sure you are using at least two (2) academic references.
- This submission should be created following APA 6th edition guidelines.
- The paper is to follow the APA style guide, Sixth Edition (available via bookstores).
- Also refer to APA’s online resources: http://apastyle.apa.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
- and the APUS web site: http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/apa.htm
- Submit your assignment as a MSWord attachment.
- You will be required to run your paper through Turnitin.com, ensure that your similarity index is sufficiently low, and submit an originality report with your paper.
Scenario:
Research and discuss the principle of exploits based on buffer-overflow attacks.
How can buffer-overflow attacks be avoided?
Rubric for Grading:
1. Discuss Principle of Exploits Based on Buffer-overflow Attacks 40%
2. Writing Conventions (Grammar and Mechanics)10%
3. How to Avoided Buffer-overflow Attacks 40%
4. Source (APA Format) 10%