Description:
The course will briefly introduce students to wireless signals (frequencies, bandwidth, wavelength) and how they are transmitted and received. Students will learn how to use various hardware (HackRF, RTL-SDR, NFC reader, USB Wi-Fi receiver) and Software Defined Radio (GNU Radio). The course will cover different wireless communication protocols, analyse their security - different types of attacks and counter-measures. The homeworks will involve implementing exercises using Python.
Learning outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
+ List and explain the main components of wireless communication
+ Use software defined radio to inspect the radio spectrum
+ Understand the most common weaknesses in wireless protocols
+ Create and implement attacks against wireless protocols and their implementations
+ Identify counter measures for some of the most common wireless attacks
