An example project specification may be a scenario where an employee within an organisation used a companies digital camera for business purposes and in doing so loaded the SD card of the camera into their personal computer which was infected with malware. When the SD card was inserted back into the companies IT system the malware spread impacting on its business operations. The purpose of the project would be to develop a security architecture and business contingency plan to mitigate against the attack, evaluate security management frameworks and the impact of the attack in terms of user privacy, legal and regulatory requirements.

An example project specification in this case would detail how a hacktivist group has targeted an organisation. The company know that they are targeted but do not know the nature or format of the attack. The project will require the student to implement a plan to improve the security posture of the organisation in order to protect it. The project will require the student to apply their learning across a range of modules delivered as part of the programme.

In a fictional company, an internal department used outside cloud storage to store large amounts of data, some of which may be considered sensitive. Unfortunately, the cloud storage provider that is being used has been publicly compromised and large amounts of data have been exposed. All user passwords and data stored in the cloud provider’s infrastructure may have been compromised. As part of the project the student will be expected to review the organisations current policies in relation to use of cloud computing resources, analyse the impact of the breach and determine how it is accountable. The project will require the student to apply their learning across a range of modules delivered as part of the programme.