This course addresses the need to better prepare students for the expansion in the interest of Things (loT) by imparting fundamental concepts and capabilities in the management of cyber security. Cyber security is key to developing large-scale, wide-area systems, which can provide the degree of security required to further implementation highly vulnerable, highly-visible systems such as the Smart Grid. To gain this understanding, the course addresses a number of key components: standards including network and encryption techniques (RSA, etc.) and security processes, methods of cyber attack, and some methods of software and hardware security enhancement. Course principles are reinforced by a significant project experience.