Easy Level
These projects provide a foundation in network and file security, focusing on simpler implementations
and basic system interactions.
1. File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) System
o Description: Detect unauthorized changes to critical files using hashing algorithms like
MD5 or SHA-256 to create a baseline of file hashes.
o Difficulty: Easy
o Features: Hashing, scheduled scans, alerts for unauthorized changes, logging, and audit
trail.
2. Custom Packet Sniffer and Analyzer
o Description: Create a basic packet sniffer to monitor network traffic and parse common
protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP).
o Difficulty: Easy
o Features: Protocol parsing, traffic monitoring, filtering options, and alerts for anomalous
behavior.
3. Ransomware Simulator (Basic)
o Description: Implement a basic file encryption tool to simulate ransomware behavior.
o Difficulty: Easy
o Features: File encryption and decryption, logging, and detection strategies (without
deep mitigation).
Medium Level
These projects involve more complex concepts, such as encryption, network tunneling, and controlled
environments for malware analysis, requiring deeper knowledge in network and cryptographic protocols.
4. Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
o Description: Implement an IDS with packet sniffing and rule-based or anomaly-based
intrusion detection.
o Difficulty: Medium
o Features: Threat logging, alert system, rule-based attack signature detection, and
statistical anomaly detection.
5. Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Implementation
o Description: Build an FTP-like system with encryption (SSL/TLS) for secure file transfers
over a network.
o Difficulty: Medium
o Features: Encryption, authentication, session management, and data integrity checks.
6. Virtual Private Network (VPN)
o Description: Develop a VPN with cryptographic algorithms (AES) for encrypted data
transmission, using secure tunneling protocols.
o Difficulty: Medium
o Features: Key exchange, encryption, secure connection setup, packet encapsulation, and
decryption.
Hard Level
These projects are complex, involving low-level system operations, memory analysis, or intricate network
interactions. They require strong understanding of system internals, encryption, and detailed knowledge
of cybersecurity.
7. Malware Sandbox
o Description: Create a virtual environment to execute and monitor suspicious code,
logging file modifications, network activity, and registry changes.
o Difficulty: Hard
o Features: Behavior analysis, memory monitoring, network activity tracking, logging, and
detection mechanisms.
8. Memory Forensics Tool
o Description: Analyze system memory for forensic purposes, detecting malicious code
signatures or suspicious behavior.
o Difficulty: Hard
o Features: Memory capture, pattern matching for malware signatures, logging, and alerts
for suspicious activity.
9. Advanced Ransomware Simulator with Detection System
o Description: Build a simulated ransomware attack that encrypts files in a directory and a
detection system to identify ransomware behavior.
o Difficulty: Hard
o Features: File encryption, decryption tool, advanced detection and mitigation strategies,
logging, and alert notifications.
