Fake News DB

A University course has a new Fake News project, where a system is being developed to automatically identify fake news articles.  As a part of this project, a database server needs to be configured to store news articles that will be captured by a web scraper.  The solution is a machine running a database software…

Security Analyst – IDS/IPS

The university course’s campus network already has an Intrusion Detection System in place. The intrusion detection system’s current status is that it is not functioning properly in some regards. The system produces “false positives”, or alerts that are triggered by harmless sources on the network at an aggressive level.  The system could also be improved…

JagWarz Expansion Project

JagWarz is a gaming website with a functioning and interactive game database designed for individuals interested in network security. The project has been in development since 2013. The scope for this project is to complete a functioning RvB game that allows the admin to assign users to teams and store the information in a database….

Active Directory Domain Server Configuration

To better maintain the network environment of the Living Lab, the implementation of an active directory domain server was necessary.  Utilizing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, the authorization and authentication of the many client computers housed in the lab can be easily monitored.  Restricting select software and programs from unauthorized users and using Group Policy…

NetFlow Server

The goal of this project is to create a Netflow server for our client, a local university. The client  needed a way to see the metadata of the network so they could improve the throughput and determine if there were any bottlenecks on the network. Research began immediately to find a solution on how to…