My research

College

The following research was carried out through my time at college as a student.

Big Data

Some of the aspects I researched included:

• The 6 v's of big data
• The hardware and software requirements for big data
• The impact security has on big data

I also investigated different case studies about organisations using big data and the impact the use had on the organisation.

Cyber Security

Some of the aspects I researched included:

• The GDPR
• The Computer Misuse Act
• Internal and external threats
• How a cyber-attack can impact a company/organisations financial loss, reputational loss and operational loss
• The physical and software measures a company/organisation can take to protect themselves from an internal or external threat

Networking and Communications

Some of the aspects I researched included:

• Different types of networks (WAN, LAN, MAN etc.)
• Different types of network cabling (co-axial, twisted pair, fibre etc.)
• Applications used for networking
• Network topologies (bus, ring, star etc.)
• Network protocols (TCP/IP, FTP etc.)
• Network models (7-layer OSI model, 5 layer OSI model)
• Data transmission (Synchronous/Asynchronous etc.)

The Internet of Things

Some of the aspects I researched included:

• How the Internet of Things improves devices designed for security, productivity and efficiency
• How the Internet of Things is misused
• How the Internet of Things is used in different sectors (health, industrial etc.)