Course description
Securing the Internet of Things Networks
This course introduces the key concepts of the Internet of Things and cybersecurity. The course will provide an insight into the Internet of Things, outline the basics of cybersecurity, and describe a framework to protect IOT assets.
The course will also examine some real-world examples of IOT deployments and their cybersecurity, to highlight key lessons and key deployment actions that can be taken. It will provide IOT implementation guidance and examine how to build secure networks.
Level: Technical
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is aimed at anyone working with the Internet of Things.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Act as an intelligent customer: understand the limitations of IOT devices and be able to ask questions about those devices’ cybersecurity
- Talk to security professionals and articulate their needs to better protect IOT devices
- Design “security in” in IOT devices and deployments; highlight where designs and deployments may have security issues
- Explain and apply a framework to protect IOT devices
Training Course Content
Units included in this course
- Unit 1: Introduction to course
- Unit 2: Cybersecurity - the basics
- Unit 3: The Internet of Things - fundamentals
- Unit 4: Securing the Internet of Things
- Unit 5: Building secure networks
- Unit 6: IOT implementation guidance
- Unit 7: IOT in the real world
- Unit 8: Final Assessment
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