In-class project Opportunity in Cyber Security Operations: Bring on students from York University from the Cybersecurity Operations program to assist you with a potential real-life challenge in Cybersecurity, in a project-based experience.

Students will design a comprehensive Cyber Security Operation Center (CSOC) with a unified design that will be customized according to the client’s needs. The project will comprise three main stages; requirements elicitation and analysis, design and architecture, and presentation and recommendations.

Students will work on cybersecurity projects over the course period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are available for 39 hours of placement from Feb 27 to April 12.

Students will need to complete the following tasks to achieve the project goal:

1. Students are expected to submit the selected engagement for the course, their group, a brief description of the project they will be working on, and a high-level project schedule, all of which will be acknowledged by the client (client acknowledgment required in the form of email confirmation)
2. Students will submit a progress report every two weeks to both the client and the course instructor highlighting progress to date, key milestones achieved during the reporting period, key risks identified during the reporting period, key issues identified during the reporting period, and potential issues – if applicable.
3. Students will submit a detailed project report summarizing the success of the engagement, challenges faced, how they overcame obstacles, key learnings, and recommended next steps for the client so they can enhance and build upon the deliverables of the engagement.

At the end of this project, you will receive one major deliverable consisting of:

• CSOC Overall Technology Design
• CSOC People Requirements, Organizational Structure, and Management
• CSOC Processes for Event Management, CSOC Engineering, Change Management, Incident Management, and Threat Use Case Management

How will you as the client support students in completing the project?

You must assign a responsible Single Point Of Contact (SPOC) for communication between the student group and organization. The SPOC will be responsible for joining weekly meetings with the project group and providing input and feedback. You must review and approve all deliverables within two business days and review and acknowledge all progress reports that students will provide.