Embedded Systems

Technology has evolved and made embedded devices more powerful, less expensive, and above all, more versatile. Instead of custom hardware, modern devices tend to use standard components, programmed with Java or C without the need for highly specialized Assembler coding experts. This has opened the floodgates for more innovation, but it has also raised the bar when protection, security, and monetization concepts are concerned.

With the emergence of Industry 4.0, control systems are becoming increasingly interconnected and communicating over public networks. However, public networks greatly expand the attack surface for cybercriminals trying to take advantage of the many vulnerabilities that can be exploited. At the heart of these controllers stands the embedded software that must be protected to not only prevent the loss of intellectual property, but also the introduction of malware through malicious code tampering.

There are many ways to protect your embedded software code: encryption and digital signatures to protect the executable code, protection of the booting and loading process of the embedded device; and technologies to protect the overall integrity of the complete system.

The embedded systems environment includes a wide array of platforms and operating systems including Intel x86, PPC, ARM, Windows, Linux, Android, VxWorks, and QNX. 

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