Exam Practice

2022 Exam Q2 (15 marks)

Outline an effective email of under one page (250 words) including your main suggestions and persuasive reasons why they should be adopted.

You don't need to write the actual email (unless you wish to) bullet points conveying the important aspects of your response are also sufficient.

You will be assessed on the quality of your recommendations and how likely it is that your email will lead to change.

Suppose you are consulting to the XYZ university and have been asked to email them your recommendations on their current requirements passwords for staff and students which are: must change password every 6 months and the complexity requirements set out in the screenshot.

2022 Exam Q3 (15 marks)

Suppose the Australian Government has introduced voting computers which can be used by voters at every polling place instead of vorters having to use pencil and paper to submit their votes.  They have asked you to advise them on whether or not the details about the voting computers and the software they run should be made public, or if that information should be kept secret for security reasons.

1. What is your recommendation?  Should the information be made public? YES/NO
2. Briefly give reasons explaining your recommendation including any assumptions you have made [15-75 words]
3. Are there any plausible circumstances under which you would have given the opposite YES/NO answer?  If so explain them and your reasons, or if not then explain why not. [15-75 words]

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• Week 10 tute prep is to watch the China Syndrome
• There is no week 10 logbook.
• The UNSW Security Society is running a revision session
  • Date: 14th November (Week 10 Tuesday)
  • Time: 1pm - 3pm
  • Location: K17 Seclab (The glass room on the ground floor)
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• 2022 Exam was released as an activity in Module 7
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