Course Director: Alessio Merlo
Hours: 20
Prerequisites: Operating systems fundamentals, basic programming language concepts, basic knowledge of cybersecurity

Syllabus: 

• Introduction to IoT, major operating systems, and application scenarios
• Key security challenges in the IoT world: focus on application security
• Introduction to operating systems for IoT and app development
• Focus on IoT operating system and application security
• Approaches for automated vulnerability assessment of IoT operating systems and applications

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding of the IoT ecosystem and main application scenarios
• Knowledge of the main security challenges in the IoT world, focusing on the application side
• Knowledge of security mechanisms in IoT operating systems
• Knowledge of practices and methodologies for evaluating IoT application security