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Ethical Hacking CAN Protocol

Discover the CAN network’s vulnerabilities and some interesting ways to ethically exploit them.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    10 hours
Overview
Requirements

Is it easy to reverse engineer CAN data?

On this course, through open source simulation tools, CAN data will be captured and a potential replay attack will be demonstrated.

A systematic appreciation will also be demonstrated for privacy and policy issues regarding the use of personal and sensitive data generated on modern automotive platforms, in the context of sensing, communication and storage.

What topics will you cover?

  • Kali Linux
  • ICSim
  • Replay attack

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...

  • Demonstrate practical attacks on CAN protocol
  • Record CAN data and understand its content
  • Explore the ability to reverse engineer captured CAN data
  • Perform replay attack on CAN protocol

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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  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
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