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When designing an embedded or IoT product, the problem of deploying software updates to the devices in the field quickly becomes a problem. The main drivers for having the ability to deploy updates are to fix bugs, security issues and add new features after the devices have left manufacturing. Not having a way to update the software or firmware puts companies at significant risk and competitive disadvantage.

In this post, we will look at some of the basic device information that needs to be in place to enable software updates.

Embedded systems have existed since the Apollo space program - the Apollo Guidance Computer in the Lunar Module is regarded as the first embedded computer, enabling the historic mission to land mankind on the Moon. Decades later, we are now in the age where embedded devices are being connected. The first wave was connected mobile phones, which have fundamentally changed the way we interact. As t...

Part two of two - part one is available here.

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Given these constraints, having a robust process for security pat...

Part one of two - part two is available here.

A decade ago, managing security patches was not a top priority for most IT security personnel. Vulnerable systems were rarely updated and when they were it was an after thought. In the early 2000’s, most security professionals relied on network security to defend vulnerable systems and most assumed they could build strong defenses around vulnerabl...