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Practical IoT Security And Penetration Testing For Beginners

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Intermediate
Time Estimate
2h 3m

Ammar is an Information Security professional with Masters's in Information Security with rich experience in Pentesting and teaching Cyber Security. He also holds degrees in Telecommunications Engineering and a Masters in Computer Science (MCS) He holds multiple technical certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, and Huawei including MOS(Access), CSCU, CCENT, HCNP(R&S), and HCNA(Security). Taking his experience in educational and practical hacking and pen-testing, Ammar's courses will guide

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Cybersecurity Professionals: For those who want to specialize in IoT and OT security, understanding new vulnerabilities and defensive tactics in connected environments.
  • Penetration Testers: Ideal for penetration testers seeking to broaden their skill set to include IoT-specific attack and defense strategies through effective IoT penetration testing techniques.
  • Tech Professionals: For anyone aiming to gain comprehensive technical skills to analyze, attack, and defend across the IoT ecosystem.

What you’ll learn: 

  • IoT Fundamentals: Develop a strong foundation in IoT devices, architecture, and commonly encountered vulnerabilities.
  • Firmware Extraction: Learn essential tools and techniques for firmware extraction.
  • Firmware Vulnerability Analysis: Analyze extracted firmware for potential vulnerabilities and core functionalities.
  • Dynamic Analysis: Emulate firmware to conduct real-time analysis of IoT devices.
  • Firmware Backdooring: Understand the concept and learn to backdoor firmware (for educational and research purposes only).
  • Modbus Vulnerability Analysis: Identify vulnerabilities within Modbus protocol implementations.
  • Modbus Protocol Mastery: Gain in-depth knowledge of Modbus fundamentals, its weaknesses, and exploitation methods.

Requirements: 

  • Recommended Skills: Hands-on experience with Kali Linux is recommended to maximize your learning in this course.

This beginner-friendly course on IoT security is crafted to equip learners with essential skills to protect the interconnected world. Through guided modules, you’ll learn how to recognize potential threats, explore penetration testing methodologies, and gain hands-on experience with IoT vulnerabilities. No prior experience in IoT is required; all you need is a passion for securing the future of connected technologies.

Section 1: Demystifying the Internet of Things (IoT)

  • IoT Fundamentals 101: Grasp key concepts in IoT, covering essential components, communication protocols, and real-world applications.
  • Understanding IoT Architecture: Explore the layers and data flow within IoT systems for a robust understanding of their operational structure.
  • Securing IoT: Master common IoT vulnerabilities and understand the consequences of security breaches to reinforce your foundational skills.

Section 2: Firmware Analysis and Manipulation

  • Mastering Firmware Extraction: Learn how to extract device firmware using professional tools and techniques.
  • Firmware Forensics: Conduct forensic analysis on extracted firmware to uncover vulnerabilities, functionalities, and critical data.
  • Emulation Techniques: Develop safe, simulated environments for testing and analyzing attacks on IoT devices.
  • Educational Backdooring Techniques: Understand the concept of firmware backdooring, including an educational demonstration of backdooring a real-world Wi-Fi router.

Section 3: Attacking IoT Protocols – MQTT and Modbus

  • Introduction to MQTT: Explore the MQTT protocol, used in IoT communications, and identify its potential security weaknesses.
  • Modbus Protocol Analysis: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Modbus protocol widely used in industrial control systems, identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities.
  • Ethical Penetration Testing with MQTT and Modbus: Through hands-on exercises, learn how to use industry-standard tools to ethically exploit vulnerabilities in IoT networks utilizing MQTT and Modbus protocols (Note: All techniques covered are for educational purposes only).

Course Benefits:

With this course, you’ll gain specialized skills that can distinguish you as an IoT security expert. Whether for career advancement or securing personal projects, this comprehensive training delivers expertise in tackling the unique security challenges of the Internet of Things, including effective IoT penetration testing techniques to ensure robust security measures.

Ready to invest in yourself? Enroll in my courses and gain valuable knowledge.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned essential IoT penetration testing techniques, how to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, and skills to effectively secure IoT devices.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction To The Course 00:00:00
Section 2 - Master The Basics
Introduction To Internet of Things 00:00:00
IoT Components And Architecture 00:00:00
IoT Threat Spectrum 00:00:00
Section 3 - Pentesting IoT Devices
OSINT For IoT - Reconnaissance 00:00:00
Setting Up IoT Goat And Kali Linux On Virtual Box 00:00:00
Scanning For Vulnerable Network Services In IoT Devices 00:00:00
Exploiting Backdoor In IoT Goat 00:00:00
Brute Forcing IoT Devices 00:00:00
Web Interface Vulnerabilities - XSS 00:00:00
Firmware Testing Methodology 00:00:00
Extracting Firmware And Retrieving Sensitive Information 00:00:00
Find Hidden Web Pages - Firmware Analysis 00:00:00
Analyzing A Real-World IoT Firmware 00:00:00
Section 4 - Advanced IoT Pentesting
Install Attify OS 00:00:00
Analyzing Firmware On Attify OS 00:00:00
Emulating A Firmware With Firmware Analysis Toolkit 00:00:00
Exploiting Blind Remote Code Execution 00:00:00
Backdooring A Firmware 00:00:00
Section 5 - Analysing Application Layer Protocols
Analyzing MQTT Traffic 00:00:00
Command Injection Through MQTT - Bugged Try Hack Me 00:00:00
Attacking ModBus - Hacking SCADA Systems 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Cybersecurity Professionals: For those who want to specialize in IoT and OT security, understanding new vulnerabilities and defensive tactics in connected environments.
  • Penetration Testers: Ideal for penetration testers seeking to broaden their skill set to include IoT-specific attack and defense strategies through effective IoT penetration testing techniques.
  • Tech Professionals: For anyone aiming to gain comprehensive technical skills to analyze, attack, and defend across the IoT ecosystem.

What you’ll learn: 

  • IoT Fundamentals: Develop a strong foundation in IoT devices, architecture, and commonly encountered vulnerabilities.
  • Firmware Extraction: Learn essential tools and techniques for firmware extraction.
  • Firmware Vulnerability Analysis: Analyze extracted firmware for potential vulnerabilities and core functionalities.
  • Dynamic Analysis: Emulate firmware to conduct real-time analysis of IoT devices.
  • Firmware Backdooring: Understand the concept and learn to backdoor firmware (for educational and research purposes only).
  • Modbus Vulnerability Analysis: Identify vulnerabilities within Modbus protocol implementations.
  • Modbus Protocol Mastery: Gain in-depth knowledge of Modbus fundamentals, its weaknesses, and exploitation methods.

Requirements: 

  • Recommended Skills: Hands-on experience with Kali Linux is recommended to maximize your learning in this course.

This beginner-friendly course on IoT security is crafted to equip learners with essential skills to protect the interconnected world. Through guided modules, you’ll learn how to recognize potential threats, explore penetration testing methodologies, and gain hands-on experience with IoT vulnerabilities. No prior experience in IoT is required; all you need is a passion for securing the future of connected technologies.

Section 1: Demystifying the Internet of Things (IoT)

  • IoT Fundamentals 101: Grasp key concepts in IoT, covering essential components, communication protocols, and real-world applications.
  • Understanding IoT Architecture: Explore the layers and data flow within IoT systems for a robust understanding of their operational structure.
  • Securing IoT: Master common IoT vulnerabilities and understand the consequences of security breaches to reinforce your foundational skills.

Section 2: Firmware Analysis and Manipulation

  • Mastering Firmware Extraction: Learn how to extract device firmware using professional tools and techniques.
  • Firmware Forensics: Conduct forensic analysis on extracted firmware to uncover vulnerabilities, functionalities, and critical data.
  • Emulation Techniques: Develop safe, simulated environments for testing and analyzing attacks on IoT devices.
  • Educational Backdooring Techniques: Understand the concept of firmware backdooring, including an educational demonstration of backdooring a real-world Wi-Fi router.

Section 3: Attacking IoT Protocols – MQTT and Modbus

  • Introduction to MQTT: Explore the MQTT protocol, used in IoT communications, and identify its potential security weaknesses.
  • Modbus Protocol Analysis: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Modbus protocol widely used in industrial control systems, identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities.
  • Ethical Penetration Testing with MQTT and Modbus: Through hands-on exercises, learn how to use industry-standard tools to ethically exploit vulnerabilities in IoT networks utilizing MQTT and Modbus protocols (Note: All techniques covered are for educational purposes only).

Course Benefits:

With this course, you’ll gain specialized skills that can distinguish you as an IoT security expert. Whether for career advancement or securing personal projects, this comprehensive training delivers expertise in tackling the unique security challenges of the Internet of Things, including effective IoT penetration testing techniques to ensure robust security measures.

Ready to invest in yourself? Enroll in my courses and gain valuable knowledge.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned essential IoT penetration testing techniques, how to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, and skills to effectively secure IoT devices.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction To The Course 00:00:00
Section 2 - Master The Basics
Introduction To Internet of Things 00:00:00
IoT Components And Architecture 00:00:00
IoT Threat Spectrum 00:00:00
Section 3 - Pentesting IoT Devices
OSINT For IoT - Reconnaissance 00:00:00
Setting Up IoT Goat And Kali Linux On Virtual Box 00:00:00
Scanning For Vulnerable Network Services In IoT Devices 00:00:00
Exploiting Backdoor In IoT Goat 00:00:00
Brute Forcing IoT Devices 00:00:00
Web Interface Vulnerabilities - XSS 00:00:00
Firmware Testing Methodology 00:00:00
Extracting Firmware And Retrieving Sensitive Information 00:00:00
Find Hidden Web Pages - Firmware Analysis 00:00:00
Analyzing A Real-World IoT Firmware 00:00:00
Section 4 - Advanced IoT Pentesting
Install Attify OS 00:00:00
Analyzing Firmware On Attify OS 00:00:00
Emulating A Firmware With Firmware Analysis Toolkit 00:00:00
Exploiting Blind Remote Code Execution 00:00:00
Backdooring A Firmware 00:00:00
Section 5 - Analysing Application Layer Protocols
Analyzing MQTT Traffic 00:00:00
Command Injection Through MQTT - Bugged Try Hack Me 00:00:00
Attacking ModBus - Hacking SCADA Systems 00:00:00

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