May 19, 2024

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2023-2024 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

INET 2103 - IoT and Network Security

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course is designed to integrate foundational knowledge in networking and security topics. Course activities provide opportunities to assess, analyze, and evaluate vulnerability and risk specifically in IoT systems. Topics also include the impact of emerging technologies on IoT Security.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): INET 1201 and INET 1202 with grades of C or higher or instructor consent.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

IoT sytems and architectures
IoT device layer attack surface
Communication layer attack surface
Application layer attack surface
Vulnerability and risk assessment in an IoT environment

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

evaluate IoT security risks for a given industry sector.
use industry-standard models to explain security requirements in IoT systems.
perform threat modeling activities to evaluate physical device security vulnerabilities in IoT systems.
perform threat modeling activities to evaluate communication security vulnerabilities in IoT systems.
perform threat modeling activities to evaluate application security vulnerabilities in IoT systems.
use threat modeling and risk management frameworks to recommend threat mitigation measures.
explain the impact of emerging technologies on IoT Security.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

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