Internet of Things Security
Faculty
Anastasia Polyakova
Sr. Security Engineer at Alibaba Cloud Security Innovation Lab
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Overview
The Internet of Things is a result of everything turning into a computer. This gives us enormous power and flexibility, but it brings insecurities with it as well. As more things come under software control, they become vulnerable to all the attacks we've seen against computers. But because many of these things are both inexpensive and long-lasting, many of the patch and update systems that work with computers and smartphones won't work. Right now, the only way to patch most home smart devices is to throw them away and buy new ones. Let’s try to make these “things” your friends, not your enemies.
Learning highlights
- Build a threat model for IoT device/Ecosystem.
- Perform high-level security review for device architecture.
- Securely apply smart devices to a company infrastructure.
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
Course introduction.
Session 2
IoT and embedded systems.
Session 3
Types of “things”: OS, firmware, hardware.
Session 4
Specific technologies and protocols (1).
Session 5
Specific technologies and protocols (2).
Session 6
Embedded linux: bootloaders, recovery.
Session 7
IoT networking.
Session 8
Common attacks and mitigation.
Lab1: Threat model.
Session 9
Common attacks and mitigation.
Session 10
IoT vulnerabilities. OWASP for IoT.
Home work: “thing” architecture review.
Session 11
System hardening.
Session 12
Ecosystem hardening.
Lab2: Policy for IoT devices.
Session 13
IoT malware.
Homework: malware analysis.
Session 14
IoT security future.
Session 15
Final exam
Prerequisites
Linux user experience
Network Protocols
Entry level of c/c++
OWASP framework
Students should have a notebook with virtualisation software installed.
Methodology
All sessions are a mix of theoretical, practical, and interactive lectures. During the session, students will have a chance to try out learned techniques in a personal environment.
Labs are given in a form of 'scenarios' - approximation of real-world problems. During assignments, students will have to analyse a given target and perform a set of actions. Homework contains code analysis and review of real device architecture. The final exam will be performed as a test.
Grading
Anastasia has more than 10 years of experience in the field of computer science. She started her career as system administrator then moved her focus to software development where she works as application security engineer. Anastasia conducts an information security course for automotive and IoT developers.
Graduated from Information Technology and Optics University of Saint-Petersburg.
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Internet of Things Security
by Anastasia Polyakova
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Apr 30 - May 18, 2018
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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