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Fall 2024
Jan 18, 2025 |
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| DEF 4621P - Embed Sec Tools/Tech-Hands-on |
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Embedded computing systems are prolific in modern
society and increasingly used in applications ranging
from consumer products (e.g., mobile devices, wearables,
smart appliances) to industrial and military systems
(e.g., process control, mobile or field units). Growing
dependence on self-driving transportation systems,
smart city infrastructure, and other Internet of Things
(IoT) devices further highlights the need for security and
trust in these systems and the data they provide.
Sophisticated attacks such as Stuxnet and Aurora
have demonstrated the powerful implications of penetrating
such systems and the need for protections at computing
leaf nodes. Yet, embedded security lags behind that of
general-purpose/traditional IT computing due to numerous
factors such as the use of heterogeneous architectures,
proprietary algorithms and protocols, resource constraints,
and poor design practices.
The primary objective of this course is to learn tools
and techniques to identify and mitigate cyber-security
threats to embedded systems. The course is a series of
of hands-on labs (exercises) supplemented by a relatively
small amount of lecture material. While working with real
embedded system platforms, participants will learn how to
instrument and test systems to obtain information.
Participants will then learn how to perform functional and
vulnerability analysis on embedded binaries, firmware,
software, communications, etc., using static and dynamic
methods. Secure design practices and mitigating strategies
will be discussed to deter adversaries from applying
similar methods to tamper with or steal designs.
Participants will demonstrate their newly developed
skillset on a capstone project involving assessmant of a
real embedded system.
Recommended Prerequisite(s):
Familiarity with a Linux operating system
Familiarity with embedded microelectronics
Familiarity with binary and hexadecimal number formats
1.400 Continuing Education Units 14.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Grade Basis: Z GTRI Cyber Tech Info Sec CTISL Division Professional Education Department Course Attributes: Cybersecurity: E, PE Access Eligibility Form, PE Restricted:Citizen/EligFrm |
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