Mar 29, 2026  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026
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IT 462 - Securing Cyber Physical Systems


This course will introduce students to cyber physical systems, including power systems, transportation systems, Internet of Things technologies, and other physical control-based systems. Students will gain an understanding of design, defense, and assessment of cyber physical systems.

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s):
IT 417 .

Outcomes
  • Demonstrate basic wiring and basic functional electronic circuitry.
  • Apply engineering control theory and programming logic to control a series of increasingly complex systems.
  • Articulate the unique challenges of securing embedded and industrial systems that separate them from conventional IT security.
  • Explain key terms and concepts in electronics, ICS risk management, control systems, and cyber physical security standards.
  • Identify attack, defense, and mitigation techniques for ICS systems and how legacy systems play a role in cyber physical security.



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