Cyber-Physical System Security (2019/2020)

Obiettivi formativi

The aim of the course is to investigate the peculiar vulnerabilities of cyber-physical systems and the cyber-physical attacks that can exploit them.

1. A Cyber-Physical World
Basic Concepts and Definitions of a Cyber-Physical World
Defining Cyber-Physical Attacks

2. A History of Cyber-Physical Security Incidents

3. Cyber-Physical Attacks on Implants and Vehicles
Implantable Medical Devices
Vehicles

4. Cyber-Physical Attacks on Industrial Control Systems
SCADA
Stuxnet: A Milestone in Industrial Control System Security
The Electric Grid

5. Cyber-Physical Attack Steps
Preliminary Research and Reconnaissance
Vulnerability Discovery
Intrusion
Attack Delivery
Antiforensics

6. Protection Mechanisms and Secure Design Principles
Protection Mechanisms
Secure Design Principles

Oral examination and little project.