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Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced Smarter course from Örebro University focused on securing the growing world of connected devices. You build an understanding of IoT architectures and the specific security challenges that come with distributed, networked systems. The course teaches you to analyse risks and implement protective measures across connected devices and the networks that link them. It is given in English at distance with a few mandatory meetings on campus.

Duration: 3 months
Format: Hybrid
Location: Örebro
Language: English
Level: Advanced

Time commitment: about 80 hours over one semester, part time; distance learning with mandatory meetings

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About the course.

This certifies that the participant has gained understanding of IoT architectures and related security challenges. The participant can analyze risks and implement protective measures to secure distributed and connected systems.

This certifies that the participant has gained understanding of IoT architectures and related security challenges. The participant can analyze risks and implement protective measures to secure distributed and connected systems.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can describe different IoT architectures and how they are built.
  • You can identify and analyse the specific security challenges that connected devices bring.
  • You can assess risks in distributed and connected systems.
  • You can choose and implement protective measures to secure IoT solutions.
  • You can reason about security across the whole chain from device to network.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. IoT architectures

    How connected systems are built as a network paradigm.

  2. Security challenges in IoT

    The new cyber security risks that distributed, connected systems bring.

  3. Risk analysis

    Analysing threats and vulnerabilities in IoT environments.

  4. Protective measures

    Implementing technical and organisational measures to secure IoT systems.

Target audience

Who is this for?

For professional engineers and developers who work with connected devices and want to be able to secure IoT systems. Prerequisites: 180 credits including 15 credits of programming, plus English 5/English A.

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