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Automotive Threat Modelling

Learn a structured approach to evaluating and situating automotive threats.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    10 hours
Overview
Requirements

Is it possible to assess the risk posed by critical engine control units?

Automotive threat modelling is proven to be a useful procedure for optimising network security by identifying objectives and vulnerabilities, and then defining countermeasures to prevent, or mitigate the effects of, threats to the system.

We’ll evaluate and situate these threats with respect to wider system risks, security and safety, and propose cost-effective countermeasures.

What topics will you cover?

  • EVITA method
  • Composite threat modelling
  • STRIDE
  • TRIKE

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Describe the structured approach to allow automotive cybersecurity threats to be classified
  • Explain the basic concepts of automotive threat modelling
  • Compare threat models eg STRIDE, TRIKE
  • Assess security threats from a practical and theoretical viewpoint

Who is the course for?

MSc Cyber Security students.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
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