EMBEDDED SECURITY
Secure embedded systems, starting from the architecture.
We combine software engineering and security to design embedded systems that are reliable, updatable, and resilient across their whole lifecycle.
DIRECT ANSWER
What is secure embedded systems?
A secure embedded system combines a root of trust, hardened firmware, protected communication, verifiable updates, a secure backend, and continuous operations.
Who it is forCompanies in consumer electronics, industry, healthcare, telecom, mobility, agribusiness, and IoT.
CONTEXT
Technical decisions with an operational view.
Security bolted on at the end usually costs more and leaves gaps the hardware cannot close. The design has to account for threats, identity, keys, updates, and maintenance from the requirements stage.
We support decisions on MCU/MPU, RTOS or Linux, partitioning, boot, storage, communication, backend, and manufacturing. The goal is one coherent chain of trust.
We also set up development practices, testing, and vulnerability response suited to the product's service life and to the updates it can realistically receive.
OUTCOMES
What the initiative has to deliver.
Technical goals only matter when they improve security, speed, cost, experience or the ability to decide.
- 01Secure architecture
- 02Device identity
- 03Protected communication
- 04Reliable updates
- 05Fleet observability
- 06A continuous security process
WHEN IT MAKES SENSE
Signs that it is time to act.
- A new product is being defined
- The device will be connected
- There are security and compliance requirements
- The installed base cannot be updated easily
- Firmware and cloud sit in separate teams
- You need to respond to vulnerabilities
HOW WE WORK
From assessment to operations.
Short stages, visible criteria and knowledge transfer at every decision.
Requirements
We define assets, threats, risks, and lifecycle.
Architecture
We design trust boundaries, keys, updates, and communication.
Engineering
We build or review the critical components.
Validation
We test and prepare operations and response.
DELIVERABLES
Clarity on what gets finished.
- Threat model
- Embedded architecture
- Key management plan
- Update strategy
- Firmware review
- Operations and response plan
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Straight answers.
Do you develop firmware?
We can support architecture, critical components, integration, and review, depending on the platform and the scope.
RTOS or embedded Linux: which is more secure?
Neither is secure by default. The choice depends on attack surface, requirements, isolation, maintenance, and what the team can support.
How do we provision device identity?
The design can involve unique keys, certificates, secure hardware, and the manufacturing process, according to risk and scale.
Does the security work include the backend?
Yes. Device, communication, APIs, cloud, and operations form one chain; analyzing only one part leaves gaps.
Technical sources and references
EVIDÊNCIA EM CAMPO
Current research applied to product security.
Our participation in Hardwear.io USA widens the repertoire we use in hardware, firmware, IoT, protocol and embedded systems assessments.
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A focused conversation to understand context, risk, priority and the first workable step.