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.)