Play by Play: Emerging Threats in IoT
IoT devices are everywhere—and they’re under constant attack. This Play by Play course dissects real emerging threats targeting connected devices, showing you exactly how attackers exploit IoT vulnerabilities and what you need to defend against them.
AIU.ac Verdict: Essential for security professionals, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure teams who need to understand IoT attack vectors without deep theoretical overhead. The 57-minute format is punchy but assumes baseline cybersecurity knowledge—beginners may need foundational context first.
What This Course Covers
The course walks through live attack scenarios and threat patterns targeting IoT ecosystems, covering reconnaissance techniques, exploitation methods, and the specific weaknesses that make IoT devices attractive targets. You’ll see real-world examples of how threat actors move laterally through connected device networks and the cascading risks to enterprise infrastructure.
Practical focus includes identifying vulnerable IoT implementations in your own environment, understanding firmware and protocol-level attacks, and recognising the gaps between IoT security promises and operational reality. Troy Hunt and Lars Klint narrate each scenario with the precision you’d expect from practitioners who’ve seen these attacks in production.
Who Is This Course For?
Ideal for:
- Security engineers & architects: Need current threat intelligence on IoT attack patterns to inform defensive strategies and risk assessments.
- DevOps & infrastructure teams: Managing IoT deployments or edge computing environments and must understand attack surface and hardening priorities.
- Incident responders & SOC analysts: Benefit from recognising IoT-specific indicators of compromise and understanding attacker methodology in connected device breaches.
May not suit:
- Complete cybersecurity beginners: Course assumes familiarity with networking, threat models, and security fundamentals—not an introductory entry point.
- Hardware engineers without security background: Focus is threat analysis and attack scenarios rather than IoT device design or firmware development.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Play by Play: Emerging Threats in IoT take?
57 minutes. Designed as a focused threat briefing rather than a comprehensive deep-dive, making it ideal for busy security professionals.
Who are the instructors?
Troy Hunt and Lars Klint—both recognised practitioners with extensive real-world experience in security research and IoT threat analysis.
Do I need hands-on labs or sandboxes for this course?
No. This is a Play by Play format (scenario walkthrough), not a hands-on lab course. You’re observing and analysing attack patterns rather than executing them yourself.
Will this help me prepare for security certifications?
It’s valuable supplementary knowledge for CISSP, CEH, or GIAC certifications that cover IoT security, but it’s not a dedicated exam prep course.
Course by Troy Hunt, Lars Klint on Pluralsight. Duration: 0h 57m. Last verified by AIU.ac: March 2026.
