Residency Weekend Topics

Bradley F. Reed Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Ground Rules
• Need to be at ALL check-ins with ID and camera on.
• Work with your group. If you have a non-participatory member or
absent member, please notify me.
• Only need to pick 1 of the topics available.
Which browser is more secure?
• Compare 3 modern browsers with available research data.  
• Present studies that have compared the browsers or aspects of the
browsers in a literature review.
• Make your recommendation after comparing (a minimal of 5 previous
pieces of research).
Lessons learned from the Mirai Botnet attack of 2016

• Research the history of the attack and those responsible.

• What did this exploit?
• Why was it so much more effective than previous BotNet designs?
• What kind of mitigations would you recommend for protection?
Current State of IoT Security
• Introduce how IoT has penetrated the market
• Research 2 – 3 IoT security breaches (NOT Mirai)
• Present the history of the attacks and affected devices
• Talk about how they could have been prevented
• Discuss any reputation loss or business loss by the company(s) of these hacks
• Present the security outlook for these company(s) or for IoT as a whole
Can a BYOD policy be intrusive and
unethical?
• Research the ethical debates of MDM software on personal devices.
• Compare presentations of lessons learned on BYOD implementations.
• Develop a BYOD policy, in conjunction with a deployment of an MDM
device for a medium sized hospital.
• What compliance issues and ethical issues are there to overcome?
• Can you find a complete solution that covers CIA for the BYOD policy and
MDM deployment?
Presentation
• 8 - 12 minutes
• Less will incur a penalty
• More will incur a penalty
• No Slide Limit
• ALL group members must present part of the group findings
• Power Point with presentation recorded or some video file will need
to be submitted.
• Must be submitted on Sunday by 11:59pm
• Submitted by 1 group member for everyone
Paper
• Review the Research Paper Guidelines in iLearn
• Not less than 15 pages (not including title, abstract, TOC, and reference
pages)
• Minimum 6 References, 3 peer reviewed
• Must be submitted on Sunday by 11:59pm
• Submitted by 1 group member for everyone
Communication
• Main Teams Channel
• Direct message via Teams
• Google Voice Number: 681-214-0661 (txt or call)
• Email: Brad@drreed.net
Schedule
Friday: 5pm - 10pm
• 5:30pm - Initial login and attendance check (please make sure you are online by 5pm.)  Introductions and project
assignment
• 6pm - 9pm - Group work
• 9pm - Class meeting, attendance check, wrap-up
Saturday: 8am - 7pm
• 8am - Attendance check and class meeting
• 9am - 12pm - Group Work
• 12pm - 1pm - Class Meeting (Working Lunch)
• 1pm - 3pm - Group Work
• 3pm - Class Meeting
• 4pm - 6pm - Group Work
• 6pm - Attendance and wrap-up class meeting
Sunday: 8am - 1pm
• 8am - 1pm - Group Presentations
• Brad Reed, Ph.D.
• Bradley.Reed@ucumberlands.edu
• 681-214-0661 (Google Voice)