Web Connectivity and Security in Embedded Systems

About this course: Welcome to Web Connectivity and Security in Cyber Physical Systems! In this course, we will explore several technologies that bring modern devices together, facilitating a network of connected things and making devices internet enabled. We will discuss rules, protocols, and standards for these devices to communicate with each other in the network. We will also go through security and privacy issues and challenges in cyber physical systems (CPS). We will explore measures and techniques for securing systems from different perspectives. Possible attack models are introduced and solutions to tackle such attacks are discussed. Moreover, some basic concepts related to privacy in cyber physical systems are presented. The course comprises altogether five modules and is split up into two main sections. The first section contains three modules and centers on the problem of web connectivity in cyber physical systems. The second section consist of two modules focusing on security measures in such systems. Each module ends with a graded quiz, and there is a final peer reviewed exam at the end of the course covering the two main sections of the course. After completing this course, you will have the basic knowledge and capacity for designing the network architecture of your cyber physical system. This includes putting together different components, selecting suitable communication protocols, and utilizing these protocols in your system. You will also be able to define security requirements for your system and choose and implement a proper security and privacy technique to protect it.

Who is this class for: This course is intended for the Bachelor and Master's students, who like practical programming and making IoTs applications! Note that as a consequence, quiz questions are more like exam questions where you have to construct the answer based on the principles that are taught in the web lectures, rather than to recall the literal text of the teacher.

Created by:  EIT Digital

• Taught by:  Juha Plosila, Associate Professor

  Information Technology

• Taught by:  Farhoud Hosseinpour, Doctoral Researcher

  Information Technology

Level Intermediate Commitment 6 weeks of study. 5-7 hours/week. Language English How To Pass Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. User Ratings 4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said Coursework

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Introduction to Web Connectivity & Security
In this module you will learn about the layered architecture of communication protocols in cyber physical systems. specifically the learning objectives include:


6 videos expand

1. Video: Introduction
2. Video: Introduction to CPS: Web Connectivity
3. Video: Introduction to Web Connectivity
4. Video: Application Layer Protocols
5. Video: Transport Layer Protocols
6. Video: Internet & Link Layer Protocols

Graded: Introduction to Web Connectivity & Security (Graded Quiz)

WEEK 2


M2M Connectivity Protocols
In this module you will learn about communication protocols . specifically the learning objectives incluede:


5 videos expand

1. Video: M2M Connectivity Protocols
2. Video: Connectivity Protocols
3. Video: M2M Communication Protocols
4. Video: Connectivity Protocol Users
5. Video: Choosing the Right M2M Communication Protocol

Graded: M2M Connectivity Protocols (Graded Quiz)

WEEK 3


Web Connectivity
In this module you will learn about Data Transfer over Web. specifically the learning objectives incluede:


5 videos expand

1. Video: Embeddable Webservers
2. Video: Web Services
3. Video: How to Rest
4. Video: Cloud and Cyber Physical Systems
5. Video: Fog Computing

Graded: Web Connectivity (Graded Quiz)

WEEK 4


CPS Security and Privacy
In this module you will learn the basic concepts about security and privacy in cyber physical systems. specifically the learning objectives include:


4 videos expand

1. Video: Introduction to CPS Security and Privacy
2. Video: Key Concepts in Cyber Physical Systems
3. Video: Attack Models for CPS
4. Video: Security issues Real-World CPS

Graded: CPS Security and Privacy (Graded Quiz)

WEEK 5


Cryptography
In this module you will learn about cryptographic solutions for securing the cyber physical systems. specifically the learning objectives include:


6 videos expand

1. Video: Introduction to Cryptography
2. Video: Symmetric key Ciphers and Wireless LAN Security
3. Video: Public Key Cryptography
4. Video: Diffie-Hellman key exchange Protocol
5. Video: Digital Signatures & Digital Certificates
6. Video: Transport Layer Security

Graded: Cryptography (Graded Quiz)

WEEK 6


Final peer-reviewed exam

Graded: Final peer-reviewed exam