Assignment: Write an academic report on a significant software security exploit you have studied. Your report should include details such as, for example:
A) The nature of the software vulnerability which led to the exploit
B) How the exploit was mounted and disseminated by the attacker(s)
C) Who were the victims and what motivated the attack
D) How it was discovered
E) How it was fixed
F) What was learned as a result of studying this kind of attack
G) What could have been done differently which could have avoided the vulnerability in the first place
H) What users could and should be doing to protect themselves
I) Your thoughts on whether something like this could happen again somewhere else
Guide:
Your report should be written in an academic style and be supported by quality citations and references. As a guide you should be shooting for between 8 and 10 pages of content.