Design and Development of a Database-Driven Website for ProHunt | Assignment Tasks

Part A is the design and development of a database driven website for a company  ( 2000 - 2500 words). DEAD LINES - 31 March 2022

Specific requirements for the assignment: Adobe brackets or Sublime text-2 and HTML, CSS, JavaScript on the client-side and PHP, MySQL, Mutillidae. Alternatively, you can use a complete server-side technology (e.g –Xampp/Lampp) which includes Apache web server, PHP and MySQL.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the reality of life and has directed young generation, amongst others, to use the Internet more than ever. They view the Internet as a positive aspect in our society and a robust and effective systems of communication which play a crucial role in our daily activities and development of identities. On the other hand, the advent of the Internet and its uses are also often used negatively. Many people, as well as organisations, are the targets of cyber bullying resulting in confusion on the part of the “target”. Very often, most people are unaware that what they are going through is a form of bullying. As a result, the previously safe environment of the Internet is now becoming a source of confusion and anxiety. This rapid development has increased the cybersecurity breaches with one in four businesses detecting a breach during their last few months of operations. The nature of these attacks means that many businesses may not know their IT systems have been breached and how to handle/avoid these attacks.

ProHunt is a real estate company based in London. The company deals with renting, buying and selling residential and commercial properties in the area. They are committed to providing the highest levels of customer care. The company employs two directors, two receptionists, four office administrators, two consultants, and seven field workers. To be competitive and remain at cutting edge,?ProHunt?intends to launch its business online offering one stop estate services. This new website aims to offer their customers convenience, more control and speedy signup for their services to avoid manual administrative tasks. Although the claim is to improve customer services, securing customer data and eliminating the security risks, it is obvious that it will also help the club save costs and remain financially robust.?

Task A
Now?“ProHunt”?has contacted BuildTech (Leading IT Company) to go through a security check for the website to project their online presence and services. The client will also use the website as a contact tool with its customers.

You have been assigned to carry out a security analysis of your client website and backend SQL database attached to a website containing possible security vulnerabilities; your answer can make reasonable assumptions.

 

Part B is an evaluation report of 1500 words consisting of reflective commentary on Part A. Both components are one piece of work and will assess all the module learning outcomes.

Task B:
Your second task is to write a self-reflective commentary about your journey from looking at website design, development, testing to deployment of techniques.

Having created your website project, you should now write a self-reflective commentary (1500 words) critically reflecting on your project. Your commentary should critically explore the work you have done to produce your project using relevant literature.

Task B is worth 40% of the overall module.