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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

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.
2 Graduate credits

Effective August 17, 2021 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • Analyze the core architectures, security features, and operational differences between various generations of cellular and mobile network technologies.
  • Evaluate security challenges and vulnerabilities unique to wireless environments, assessing their impact on network communications and operational security.
  • Design and develop secure wireless networks using modern encryption standards, authentication mechanisms, and access control policies.
  • Assess and apply security protocols used in wireless communications to ensure authentication, integrity, and confidentiality of transmitted data.
  • Investigate and implement strategies to mitigate threats to wireless and mobile networks by identifying attack vectors, protocol weaknesses, and countermeasures.
  • Demonstrate and justify ethical and professional responsibility in securing wireless and mobile technologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Fall 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 Securing Wireless and Mobile Technologies Randall, Gerald Gregory Books for CYBR-665-50 Fall 2025 Course details for CYBR-665-50 Fall 2025