This page contains some information about the course project. More information will be provided in class (a great reason to attend!) and on Canvas.

Project

In this course, you will have the freedom to dive into a vulnerability management topic that aligns with your interests and goals. The objective is to conduct a deep-dive analysis, develop a practical solution, or critically evaluate an existing system. This project is a chance for you to become well-versed in a specific area and contribute to the broader conversation around vulnerability management.

Specific project ideas will be discussed in class, but example project focus areas include (but are not limited to):

• Comparing vulnerability assessment systems/tools to discover unique insights provided by each and investigate their consistency.
• Creating an automated vulnerability analysis tooling prototype to provide new insights or to increase scalability of promising, but currently manual, solutions.
• Evaluating vulnerability analysis tooling effectiveness to determine if the system achieves its stated goals.
• Tackling current problems in the industry, such as the lack of guidance on vulnerability chaining remediation or limited tools for vulnerability chain discovery.