Red Team Alliance

PIDS 211

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Course Overview

PIDS 211 is the capstone of Red Team Alliance's Physical Intrusion Detection Systems curriculum, building on the foundation established in PIDS 201 to address advanced attack methodologies against modern alarm systems. This full-day course focuses on defeating the security features designed to prevent tampering: supervised circuits, encrypted wireless protocols, monitored communication paths, and hardened control panels.

Students will work with commercial and enterprise-grade alarm platforms, learning to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in systems that go beyond basic residential installations. Through extensive hands-on exercises, students will develop the proficiency needed to independently assess and defeat alarm systems encountered during real-world physical security engagements.

What You'll Learn

Advanced Sensor Bypass Techniques

  • Defeating High-Security Sensor Configurations
  • Multi-Technology Sensor Challenges
  • Environmental and Timing-Based Bypass Methods
  • Hands-On: Advanced Sensor Defeat Exercises

Defeating Supervised and Monitored Systems

  • Supervised Loop Architectures: DEOL, TEOL, and Beyond
  • Real-Time Monitoring and Tamper Detection
  • Techniques for Defeating Supervision Without Triggering Alerts
  • Hands-On: Supervised Circuit Manipulation

Communication Path Attacks

  • Traditional Phone Line Vulnerabilities
  • Cellular Communication: Jamming and Interception Considerations
  • IP-Based Monitoring: Network-Level Attack Vectors
  • Redundant Path Configurations and Their Weaknesses
  • Hands-On: Communication Path Exploitation

Advanced Wireless Attacks

  • Rolling Codes and Encrypted Protocols
  • Replay Attack Limitations and Workarounds
  • Jamming Strategies for Encrypted Systems
  • Sensor Enrollment and Pairing Vulnerabilities
  • Hands-On: Wireless Protocol Analysis and Attack

Panel Exploitation

  • Common Control Panel Architectures
  • Default Codes, Installer Modes, and Backdoors
  • Physical Access to Panel Internals
  • Firmware and Configuration Vulnerabilities
  • Hands-On: Panel Access and Manipulation

Commercial and Enterprise Platforms

  • Enterprise Alarm System Architectures
  • Integration with Access Control and Building Management
  • Platform-Specific Vulnerabilities and Attack Patterns
  • Assessing Complex Multi-Zone Installations

Hardware Kits

Lab Fee — [Kit Name TBD]

Required for all students.

  • [Kit contents to be determined]

Field Kit — [Kit Name TBD]

Required for virtual students; optional for in-person attendees.

  • [Kit contents to be determined]

Prerequisites

  • PIDS 201: Hacking Alarms and IDS

Course Completion

PIDS 212 represents the culmination of Red Team Alliance's Physical Intrusion Detection Systems curriculum. Students who complete this course have demonstrated proficiency in assessing and defeating both foundational and advanced alarm system technologies, preparing them for independent work on real-world physical security engagements.

Multi-Day Registration Discounts

Planning to take multiple courses? Save when you register for consecutive training days:

  • 2-Day Registration: $125 off per day ($1,375/day)
  • 3+ Day Registration: $250 off per day ($1,250/day)