Report CW
Report CW
COURSEWORK
January 2024
Report
Prepare a case study report based on the given scenario.
Internet users have reached 20 million in Nepal. Cybercrimes rise more and more every
year and it's not slowing down. With the pandemic, it's even growing more rapidly globally.
Cyber incidents try to expose, modify, delete, or steal valuable information. They attack
everyone from low to high business companies. It is said that cybercrime came into the
spotlight in 2013. Even though the exact first cyber incident in Nepal is unknown, here are
some of the early crimes that took place in Nepal:
• A group of Turkish hackers breached the official website of the Department of Passport
On June 27, 2017.
• Biggest breaches of all time in Nepal, when Paradox Cyber Ghost hacked 58 government
websites On July 25, 2017.
• An unidentified hacker hacked the SWIFT system of NIC Asia Bank on October 23, 2017.
Hacker caught USD 4.4 million but the bank recovered USD 4 million.
• Onlinekhabar news portal was accessed by a third party on November 28, 2017.
• In September 2020, Five Chinese nationals hacked NEPS (Nepal Electronic Payment
System). Nepal police arrested them for trying to withdraw cash with cloned debit cards.
• Similarly, from Twitter, Mr. Mugger hacked and dumped data of 50,000 users of
Foodmandu on March 8, 2020.
Likewise, many incidents have been reported from celebrity Facebook hacks to websites
and ATM hacks while many of them are still unreported and out of the media reach.
A report on Case Study must include the following elements:
1. Cover Page
2. Table of content
3. Executive Summary:
Give an overview of your whole report. It is abstract.
4. Introduction:
Context (Background)
Purpose the case study is trying to achieve.
5. Literature Review
Study the related cyber security trends, events, and articles.
6. Discussion
● What are the possible security threats to a business? Why do you think
ensuring security is important for organizations?
● What security mechanisms do you suggest to protect against each of
the reported cybercrimes in Nepal?
7. Conclusion
The main lesson learned/ conclude your report
8. References
Include all the sources you have cited in the report.
9. Appendices if required.
Document Requirements:
Cover Page
TypefaceMyriad Pro
Font size 12
Spacing 1.5
Alignment Justified
First Page Topic at the Top-Centre (Font: Myriad Pro, 14, Bold).
DiagramsWith Caption
Marking Scheme
Maximum
Cover Page 1
Table of content 1
Executive Summary 1
Introduction 2
Literature Review 2
Discussion 10
Conclusion 1
References 1
Appendix 1
Total 20 (%)