It’s ironic that the mechanism used to deliver security updates to installed devices can itself make an entire fleet of devices vulnerable to attack. The TUF framework provides the best available means to protect software updates. Here we outline what TUF is and its basic principles of operation.
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FoundriesFactory
Why the FoundriesFactory platform uses TUF to protect software updates from cyber-threats
Posted on Feb 11, 2025 by Raul Muñoz
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Posted on Dec 19, 2024 by Raul Muñoz
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Gather ‘round, developers, and listen to a chilling tale of digital terror. In the shadowy realm of the internet the Mirai botnet lurks ‐ a nightmare born from the most mundane of vulnerabilities. Picture innocent devices: security cameras, routers, digital sentinels waiting to be corrupted. In October 2016, Mirai unleashed a devastating assault that brought internet giants trembling to their knees.
Posted on Nov 15, 2024 by Daiane Angolini
5 min read
Considering building a custom embedded Linux distribution? Four great reasons to choose the Yocto Project .
FoundriesFactory
Testing video output from Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 dev kit in LAVA
Posted on Oct 24, 2024 by Milosz Wasilewski
3 min read
Testing video output from Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 dev kit in LAVA LAVA’s main goal is to drive testing on the DUT (Device Under Test) itself.
IoT Security
Implementing secure boot in embedded devices: here’s why it does not need to be difficult
Posted on Sep 10, 2024 by Caio Pereira
4 min read
Developing a connected embedded device based on a Linux® distribution is never going to be easy.
FoundriesFactory
A Yocto Hack for Everyone
Posted on Sep 1, 2024 by Andy Doan
3 min read
Over the years I’ve come to respect distro builders. They can do things that blow the minds of traditional software engineers .
Posted on Jul 25, 2024 by Raul Muñoz
6 min read
In the embedded computing industry, the momentum of innovation might fluctuate, but it never stops. There is always the next new thing to adapt to .
FoundriesFactory
New Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 IoT dev kit
Posted on Jul 11, 2024 by Raul Muñoz
4 min read
The original Qualcomm® RB3 development kit was, from the hardware standpoint, the stuff that embedded developers’ dreams are made of.
Posted on Jul 5, 2024 by Vanessa Maegima
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The implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will require every manufacturer of connected embedded devices selling into the European market to follow cybersecurity best practices
Posted on May 14, 2024 by Tyler Baker
4 min read
The use of containers is becoming mainstream in the development of embedded computing and IoT devices.