Teaching CyBOK Through Cyber Physical Systems - Future Funfair

This exercise offers students an engaging introduction to the field of cyber security, employing a fun and interactive setting: a Lego Funfair. The primary focus is the exploration of Cyber Physical Systems, in this instance, the Lego Funfair, and their vulnerability to various forms of cyber-attacks.

During this activity, students will delve into three specific forms of attack, namely: Denial of Service (DoS), Code Injection, and Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks. Each of these will be targeted at the LEGO motors, which animate the fairground simulations, or a LED colour matrix. The manifestation of these attacks will range from altering the motors' speeds to changing the LED matrix's colours.

Students will utilise Wireshark to monitor network activity and analyse network traffic. The aim is to identify regular traffic patterns and comprehend the distinguishing characteristics of the individual attacks as they occur. Armed with this knowledge, students will then be able to develop and implement strategies to mitigate these attacks.

Resources:
Download Images:
LEGO CPS Image
Attackbox Image
WLAN Image
Videos:
Code Injection Attack
DoS Attack
MitM Attack
Walkthrough - Setup and Attacks
CyBOK Project Report
GitHub Repo