Technology
Subject: CYBER-PHYSICAL SECURITY (A.A. 2024/2025)
degree course in COMPUTER ENGINEERING
| Course year | 3 |
|---|---|
| CFU | 6 |
| Teaching units |
Unit Cyber-physical security
Computer Engineering (lesson)
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| Exam type | written |
| Evaluation | final vote |
| Teaching language | Italiano |
Overview
Students will learn the security issues related to heterogeneous cyber-physical systems, including Intelligent Transport Systems, the automotive domain, connected medical devices, energy generation and transport, connected production plants, Industry 4.0 end IoT devices.
Students will also learn how to design secure cyber-physical systems and how to secure existing cyber-physical systems.
Admission requirements
The teaching does not require a-priori knowledge. However, it is recommended good knowledge of operating systems, at least one programming language (preferably C) and of the TCP/IP networking stack
Course contents
- Cyber-physical systems: definitions, examples, and analysis of historic cyber-attacks (1 CFU)
- cyber-attacks: high-privilege execution, local injection, global injection, and their application on cyber-physical systems (2 CFU)
- cyber-security: architectures, secure protocols, and their application for designing secure cyber-physical systems (2 CFU)
- case study: the automotive cyber-physical systems. Attacks and defences on the automotive system (1 CFU)
Teaching methods
Lecturers are organized in lessons on a weekly basis. Every lesson focuses on a particular argument and includes a practical session.
Assessment methods
Oral exam composed of three questions: one in-or-our question (10/20) and the other two (20/30 total) focused to understand the knowledge of the students
Learning outcomes
knowledge of modern cyber-physical systems
knowledge of the security vulnerabilities of modern cyber-physical systems
ability to design secure cyber-physical systems
ability to secure existing cyber-physical systems
Readings
Il corso non seguirà un libro di testo. Verranno condivise le slide proiettate a lezione e materiale di approfondimento selezionato dal docente