Cybersecurity for the Internet Of Things (IOT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a networking paradigm which enables different devices (from thermostats to autonomous vehicles) to collect valuable information and exchange it with other devices using different communications protocols over the Internet. This technology allows to analyse and correlate heterogeneous sources of information, extract valuable insights, and enable better decision processes. Although the IoT has the potential to revolutionise a variety of industries, such as healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing, IoT devices also introduce new cybersecurity risks and challenges.

In this course, the students will obtain an in-depth understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the associated cybersecurity challenges. The course covers the fundamentals of IoT and its applications, the communication protocols used in IoT systems, the cybersecurity threats to IoT, and the countermeasures that can be deployed.

The course is split in four main modules, described as follows:

• Understand and illustrate the basic concepts of the IoT paradigm and its applications
• Discern benefits and drawback of the most common IoT communication protocols
• Identify the cybersecurity threats associated with IoT systems
• Know and select the appropriate cybersecurity countermeasures