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Masters thesis [topic needed]

  • 17-01-2013 10:13AM
    #1
    rom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭


    I am currently doing an infosec masters and can't seem to find a topic that is both interesting and meaty enough for research. Any feedback appreciated.


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  • #2
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,814 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Topics to avoid :

    APT, Cloud, Cyber, BDMS, Big Data, PCI, SOX, SQLi, ......
    rom wrote: »
    I am currently doing an infosec masters and can't seem to find a topic that is both interesting and meaty enough for research. Any feedback appreciated.


  • #3
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    isnt M2M "the internet of things" the latest buzzword?


  • #4
    Screaming Monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭Screaming Monkey


    Some topics
    *Honeypots, build a web, ssh or network based one, grab data, write report
    *Visualisation, get data from security devices or logs. make fancy 3d graphs
    *Mobile, Android phone vulnerabilities or review some banking grabber malware app
    *NFC (Near field communication), sniffing and hacking the data on them
    *Raspberry PI, build a password cracking cluster or wifi sniffer.


  • #5
    BaconZombie
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    I have to admit M2M is hot!!!

    M2M.jpg
    LoLth wrote: »
    isnt M2M "the internet of things" the latest buzzword?


  • #6
    le_dazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭le_dazzler


    rom wrote: »
    I am currently doing an infosec masters and can't seem to find a topic that is both interesting and meaty enough for research. Any feedback appreciated.

    Security Defined Networking is [zoolander] so hot right now [\zoolander], but the security implications of SDN (both good and bad) haven't really been explored in much depth.


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  • #7
    kaisersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭kaisersoze


    Data hiding! Great topic, plenty of scope.


  • #8
    fcerullo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭fcerullo


    Application Security is quite popular at the moment...have a look at www.owasp.org

    There are plenty of projects you could work on as a basis for your thesis.. drop me a line if interested.


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