An Introduction to
Cellular Security
Creator: Joshua Franklin
License: Creative Commons: Attribution, Share-Alike, Non-Commercial
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
Class Prerequisites:
1. Basic understanding of networks and network protocols
2. Familiar with core cryptographic concepts
3. Basic knowledge of information security
4. Basic understanding of physics
Lab Requirements: None
Class Textbooks:
Wireless Crash Course: Third Edition, by Paul Bedell
LTE Security: Second Edition, by Dan Forsberg, Gunther Horn, Wolf-Dietrich Moeller, Valtteri Niemi
LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband: 2nd edition, by Dahlman, Erik, Parkvall, Stefan and Skold, Johan
Note: The Wireless Crash Course and LTE-Advanced for Mobile Broadband books do not focus on security. They primarily discuss the LTE network architecture and associated standards.
Recommended Class Duration: 1 day
Creator Available to Teach In-Person Classes: Yes
Author Comments:
This course is intended to demonstrate the core concepts of cellular network security. Although the course discusses GSM, UMTS, and LTE - it is heavily focused on LTE. The course first introduces important cellular concepts and then follows the evolution of GSM to LTE.
Course Objectives:
- Become familiar with the GSM, UMTS, and LTE family of cellular standards
- Be introduced to spectrum allocation and antennas
- Learn the security architecture of cellular networks
- Be introduced to how cellular networks have been hacked in the past
Special thanks all who reviewed the content for public release.
Class Materials
Instructor giving a presentation which covers some of the class material:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFOU63HsSew
Revision History:
01-22-2014 - Initial class content upload
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