CYBR 665 Securing Wireless and Mobile Technologies

As wireless and mobile technologies continue to evolve, they play an increasingly critical role in global communications, cybersecurity, and cyber operations. This course provides an in-depth exploration of cellular and wireless network architectures, emphasizing their security features, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigation strategies. Students will analyze the core architectures and security mechanisms of various generations of cellular networks, assessing operational differences and security challenges unique to wireless environments. The course covers modern encryption standards, authentication protocols, and access control policies, equipping students with the skills to design and implement secure wireless networks. Additionally, students will assess security protocols used in wireless communications to ensure authentication, data integrity, and confidentiality. Through hands-on exercises, students will investigate and mitigate threats to wireless and mobile networks, identifying attack vectors, protocol weaknesses, and countermeasures to enhance network defense. Emphasis is placed on ethical and professional responsibility in securing wireless and mobile technologies ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks. By the end of this course, students will have the expertise to secure modern wireless infrastructures, defend against evolving threats, and apply cybersecurity principles to emerging mobile technologies and networks.

Prerequisites

• CYBR 641: Cyber Operations Fundamentals

Special information

First day attendance is mandatory.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Note: Students are responsible to both be aware of and abide by prerequisites for CYBR courses for which they enroll, and will be administratively dropped from a course if they have not met prerequisites.