MD CSEC 620 – Protecting Browsers from DNS Rebinding

MD CSEC 620 – Protecting Browsers from DNS Rebinding

Subject: General Questions    / General General Questions    

Question

Write a Review/Critique paper of the following articles:

    Collin Jackson et al., “Protecting Browsers from DNS Rebinding Attacks”, In Proceedings of ACM CCS, 2009.
    Robin Sommer and Vern Paxson, “Enhancing Byte-Level Network Intrusion Detection Signatures with Context”, Proceedings of the 10th ACM Conference on Computer and Communication Security, 2003.

These articles were selected from the assigned readings, “Articles of the Week”.

Assignment Guidelines

For each article, use the following guide to structure your review:

Article Review Structure:

Article Citation: Write a complete and correct citation for the article using APA format.

Summary: At the beginning of your review, summarize each article using your own words to proficiently demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the article.

Analysis: This is the main section of your review. Your analysis should include:

What are the article’s main contributions and strengths?

Are there any weaknesses and limitations?

Are there possible improvements?

How does the article compare or contrast with other articles that the class has read so far? What concepts, ideas, or techniques read elsewhere strengthen or weaken this paper? Which articles and books in the bibliography would you recommend to your classmates to provide a better understanding of the topic?

    Discussion/Conclusion: Your review of each article should end with your discussion and conclusions. For example, you can present a list of issues or questions to initiate discussion (this can be accomplished by proposing an argument for or against a given method) and/or provide your thoughts/opinions/summary of the article.

Note: You are expected to support your analysis and discussions with documented sources in proper APA format.

Submission Guidelines

Print format: MS Word or PDF format.

The general structure of your review/critique paper:

Name and Title

Brief Intro

Your critique/review of paper #1

Your critique/review of paper #2

References

The paper length: 8-12 double spaced pages (Note: you will not be penalized if your review exceeds the length. Adequate and solid content is more important.)

Follow the APA format.

Submission of your review paper to Turnitin.comisrequired. See the Turnitin Instructions in the General Information module, for more guidance.

CSEC640 Individual Assignment #2 Grading Criteria

This assignment is worth 10 percent of your total grade.

Criteria
    

Excellent A (90+)
    

Satisfactory B (80-89)
    

Below Expectations (below 80)

Content (80%)

Articles Citations

(0-2 pts) and Summaries (0-8 pts)

See Items 1 and 2 as per assignment instructions
    

Citations of both articles to be reviewed follow APA format. The Summary of each article is well written using student’s own words and proficiently demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the articles.
    

Minor errors in citation identification and/or APA format. Summaries are adequately written and demonstrate an understanding of the articles.
    

Unacceptable number of errors in citation identification and/or APA format. Summaries are poorly written and/or demonstrate little understanding of the articles.

Clarity of Analysis (main section) of the Review/Critique of the given Articles. (0-15 pts for each section for a total of 0-60 pts)

See Item 3 as per assignment instructions
    

The Analysis of each article is thorough and complete. The 4 sections, as presented in the assignment instructions, are thoroughly discussed and clearly stated.
    

The Analysis of each article is adequate. The 4 sections, as presented in the assignment instructions, are adequately discussed and clearly stated.
    

The Analysis of each article is not sufficiently discussed. The 4 sections, as presented in the assignment instructions, are not sufficiently developed and/or not clearly stated.

Clarity of Conclusion/Discussion

(0-10 points)

See Item 4 as per assignment instructions
    

The conclusion is clearly presented and well developed.
    

The conclusion is adequately presented and developed.
    

The conclusion is poorly presented and developed.

Paper Format (20%)

Organization & length (0-7points)
    

The content is well organized with clear transitions among major subtopics. Meets length requirements.
    

The content is generally well organized with some improvement possible in transitioning among subtopics. Meets length requirements.
    

The organization of the content is confusing without clear transitions among subtopics. Does not meet length requirements.

Writing style

(0-7points)
    

Graduate level writing is reflected throughout the paper, including accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure.
    

Writing is acceptable, a few errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure.
    

Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, and/or citation format.

Submission Guidelines

(0-6 points)
    

All Submission Guidelines are clearly followed as per assignment instructions.
    

Some Submission Guidelines are not followed as specified in the assignment instructions.
    

Submission Guidelines are not followed as specified in the assignment instructions.