Secure Software

Unprotected software can leave backdoors open to hackers to get into a product. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) use a combination of open source and privately developed software which may not always work together to reach the level of security needed. Current regulation and legislation for IoT devices has been driving more robust security requirements. If developers are not diligent in building security in from the beginning and looking for vulnerabilities, the exposure to the OEM and its customers could be huge. The software engineers need to think about how to protect private customer data and their own IP in the form of embedded firmware and algorithms. 

 

Developers can use software and applications to take advantage of the hardware's full capabilities. Tamper detection features will be critical for remote devices that are not frequently maintained in person and can be more vulnerable to physical attacks. Software needs to be verified and validated every time an upgrade takes place. Additionally, developers can use secure device management to protect their devices. 

 

Device Security is simply not optional any longer. IoT Device developers need to ensure their products are protected from attacks, safe and secure through the manufacturing process, and able to be managed securely throughout the life of the product. Without the appropriate implementation of IoT Security, vendors risk damage to their products, credibility and brand, as well as the loss of critical intellectual property, for example, AI/ML algorithms.  

 

Implementing security at the device level is, however, a big challenge, requiring investments in technical skills- security features, silicon integration, and cloud integration- and changes to business processes, such as manufacturing operations, while still preserving budgets and optimizing time to market. Developers should consider a holistic solution to address this.

 

Sequitur Labs’ EmSPARK™ Security Suite is a comprehensive IoT Security software solution that addresses the key security elements of the IoT device life-cycle (design, build, and sustain) in a prepackaged solution. As an IoT device developer, you can significantly reduce the risk and time to market challenges of implementing device security, by easily integrating EmSPARK™ with your device applications.  

 

EmSPARK™ Security Suite is supported on industry-leading platforms including NXP i.MX8 and Layerscape, Microchip SAMA5D2, and others. 

 

Get started right away with the Shield96 Trusted Board, a flexible development platform which is preloaded with the EmSPARK™ Security Suite software!

 

 

Shield96 Secure Reference Design with EmSPARK preloaded

Complete end-to-end device security

No matter what stage your embedded product development is in, you can rely on Timesys Embedded Software Security Solutions to help you bring open source embedded products to market that are Secure by Design and that Stay Secure throughout the product lifecycle.

 

With Timesys, continuous security is baked into every stage of your development cycle, from our Secure by Design and product hardening guidance to continuous automated vulnerability monitoring of your Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) by our Vigiles Security Vulnerability Management software.

 

Secure by Design Implementing security early in the design of your open source embedded Linux based device is key to managing the security of your device. With Timesys’ engineering services, you can design security into products with hardening, secure boot, chain-of-trust, encryption and secure key storage.

 

Download Timesys Secure by Design Services Data Sheet

 

 

Stay Secure  By using the Vigiles vulnerability management tool, you can continuously monitor and filter vulnerabilities applicable to your products and use   suggested fixes provided by Vigiles to remediate the vulnerabilities in your software.

 

Download Timesys Vigiles Security Vulnerability Monitoring Data Sheet

 

 

BSP Lifecycle Maintenance With our turnkey BSP Maintenance Service, our team of embedded system software experts manages all aspects of maintaining your BSPs, including monitoring and applying updates and patches, validating changes and providing you with reports on status.

 

Download Timesys BSP Lifecycle Maintenance Data Sheet

 

 

Why work with Timesys? 

Timesys is pioneer and industry leader in embedded Linux open source software security, development tools, and engineering services for embedded systems. As Arrow’s embedded Linux and open source software partner for many years, we enable Arrow customers to bring more secure products to market more quickly.

 

Representing 20+ years of embedded software development experience, Timesys’ tools, expertise and partner ecosystem are used by 1000+ projects to develop leading products and applications including medical, industrial, networking, aerospace, and consumer solutions.

 

Timesys Embedded Software Security Solutions enable you to keep products secure with vulnerability monitoring and mitigation, and BSP lifecycle maintenance. You can accelerate time-to-market with more secure products without increasing costs or creating vulnerability exposure.

 

 

 

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