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IoT SecurityIntermediate Level// CURRICULUM_REF: IOT-ATTACK-SURFA
IoT Hardware & Attack Surface Mapping
A hands-on guide to reverse engineering smart device firmware, probing UART/JTAG interfaces, and analyzing IoT communication protocols.
8 Weeks Pace
18 Hands-on Labs
Interactive CLI Sandboxes
// OVERVIEW.01COURSE_DESCRIPTION
What This Course Covers
Smart hardware is notoriously vulnerable. In this intermediate lab-driven course, you'll learn how attackers gain physical and wireless footholds into IoT devices. From extracting flash memory chips to reversing embedded firmware with Ghidra and capturing raw SPI/I2C signals with logic analyzers.
Ideal For: Hardware engineers, embedded developers, and security analysts wanting physical and firmware testing skills.
// OUTCOMES.02PRACTICAL_SKILLS_GAINED
What You'll Master
Identify debug headers (UART, JTAG, SWD) on unknown circuit boards
Dump firmware from SPI flash chips using CH341A and Bus Pirate programmers
Unpack SquashFS, CramFS, and JFFS2 file systems with Binwalk
Reverse-engineer proprietary bootloader binaries using Ghidra
Sniff and decode MQTT, CoAP, and BLE wireless communications
Build secure boot and hardware root-of-trust mitigation playbooks
// SYLLABUS.03MODULE_BREAKDOWN
4 Core ModulesPhysical Inspection & Component Identification (FCC ID Lookup, Datasheets)
Multimeter Basics: Locating Ground, VCC, TX, and RX Pins
Interfacing with UART Serial Consoles & Bootloader Interruption
Escaping Restricted Shells to Root Access
// REQUIREMENTS.04PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites & Environment Setup
- ›Basic familiarity with Linux terminal commands
- ›Understanding of basic electronics (voltage, ground, serial communications)
- ›Optional: A USB-to-UART adapter or Raspberry Pi for hardware exercises
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Community supported & practical offensive curriculum.
● NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED ● LIFETIME ACCESS
Duration:8 Weeks
Hands-on Labs:18 Exercises
Format:Self-Paced + Sandbox
Access:Lifetime Updates