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Wind River Secure Development Lifecycle

With the ongoing menace of bad actors threatening national security, corporate data, and valuable intellectual property, the need for secure software development has never been...

9 months 2 weeks ago

Top Five Variables Influencing the Approach to Device Security

In my previous blog post , I covered the importance of having security built in and not bolted on. In this blog post, I’ll outline the top five key variables that are influencing...

11 years 8 months ago

Simplifying the Security Approach

As a security professional in the business of helping Wind River customers protect their systems from malicious intent I am frequently asked how they should approach security. Here...

12 years 5 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 6: Harden the System Against Attack

In the previous posts I’ve discussed various steps that need to be taken in order to improve security, but these are all preventative measures that require validation before a...

12 years 6 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 5: Securing Code and Data

Secure the Boot and Execution Embedded systems are vulnerable at boot time. For example, it’s common for hobbyists to re-flash consumer products’ firmware to change the way it...

12 years 7 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 3: Secure Your Network Communication

Many security issues with embedded systems stem from their connection via a network with access open to a large population (enterprise network) or even directly to the Internet...

12 years 8 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 2: Enable a More Secure Configuration

Despite the hype surrounding the state of embedded security, many of the runtime platforms that these systems are based on can be made more secure through proper configuration...

12 years 8 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security

Security has quickly risen to the top of mind for embedded developers in the last year. Although the Stuxnet worm was a wake up call for the embedded industry, there have been...

12 years 8 months ago

Five Steps to Improving Embedded System Security

Embedded device security needs to be integrated into the development lifecycle of the product rather than being an afterthought. The following are high level guidelines that...

13 years 1 month ago

The new front in cyber warfare: embedded systems

At the recent Take Down Conference, a scheduled talk on security vulnerabilities in SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems was cancelled due to direct requests...

13 years 5 months ago