On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Martin Žember <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 7:38 PM, Konrads Smelkovs <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... how about producing a list of Dailydave approved > > research topics in form of thesis titles and maybe few pointers in the right > > direction? > > A list of suggested topics is a very good idea. If the students or > professors are able to reach it. > > Until a list arises, they can ask in the list before starting a > project or thesis and I recommend it. We tried it two years ago and > received many answers. (Thank you, guys! In case someone is interested > in the result: a proxy fuzzer has been made that dissects the > underlying protocol using Wireshark. It fuzzes "automatically" - more > at hotfuzz.atteq.com).
This thread comes at exactly the right time. I'm studying for an one-year MSc in information security and at this time of the year I am looking for potential ideas for my thesis. I suppose many others are in a similar position. A list of interesting or useful topics from the point of view of the security community/industry would be a huge, huge help. Since I don't plan to continue in academia, I don't want to do a research project with no practical use at all, or something that, lets say, a potential employer in an interview would find completely uninteresting. Of course I'm aware that a student like me may not have the necessary skills to do something of particular importance especially under the deadlines that are by the end of the summer for most, but at least it may be marginally useful for some. Also, if such a list of project ideas gets written eventually, it should really have topics under different categories, eg kernel/os sec, webapp security, mobile sec, netsec, forensics etc and under different levels of difficulty I guess. That hotfuzz thing that was mentioned was really interesting - but I can't imagine someone who is still a student to come up with an idea like that by himself - and surely not with guidance from an academic professor. So, please share your thoughts on potential project ideas! john _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list [email protected] https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
