Wireless Security

Catalog description

This course aims to equip students with an understanding of wireless communication concepts and wireless networks principles towards a comprehensive exploration of their vulnerabilities and security protocols. Students will also gain practical experience through a series of lab activities on wireless system administration and attack/defense techniques, along with a project typically involving software-defined radios to explore analyzing and/or securing modern wireless networks. The course begins with a primer on wireless security concepts from a physical-layer perspective. It then covers and discusses various generations of security protocols for IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) systems, security of cellular networks, security of wireless protocols for Internet-of-Things (IoT), and other selected trending topics such as machine learning in wireless security, connected vehicles security, and quantum-resistant protocols.