Foundries.io News-Jan 2023- Who Cares About Connected Device Security?

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Why Common Standards and an Integrated Approach are Critical to IoT Success

Hi there,

Who cares about connected device security? My feeling is that, as an industry, we recognize the importance of security for all embedded connected devices, but we also know that it can be so complex and a potentially crippling drain on engineering resources.

Despite these pressures though, security isn't something that can be dealt with as an afterthought, or worse still, not properly addressed at all. Regulatory bodies and governments are upping their game when it comes to standards, and the pressure is on OEMs to get it right.

Foundries.io are fully behind the critical nature of these standards for the success of IoT and Edge. We believe that a fully integrated system is the way forward to put development nightmares to bed and to ensure the best levels of security, right through every stage of development, deployment, and maintenance of all embedded connected devices.

Will you be heading to Nuremberg for Embedded World, March 14-16th? You can book a meeting in person with myself or another member of the Foundries.io team here and we’ll look forward to talking with you about security and any other aspect of embedded connected devices.

You can also get in touch with me directly via LinkedIn and follow my posts for my thoughts on where we are and where we’re going with connected embedded secure devices.

We are proud to take part in the 21st edition of the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference! This year, three of our Foundries.io experts will be sharing their thoughts, views and guidance during their conference presentations, on key topics around security, update frameworks and so much more.

To book your conference slots, please click here and you will be re-directed to the Embedded World registration page.

Please note, the early bird discount is valid until 31st January, 2023.

Blogs & Expert Updates

Business Blogs

Our latest blogs focus on sharing our expertise, when it comes to the importance of meeting standards in IoT, ensuring you're ready for every eventuality and allowing you to focus on your value-add engineering activities.

A New Dimension to Security Labeling for IoT Devices

We believe that device OEMs need to go a step further by implementing per-unit or per-node labelling. Read on for John Weil’s walk through, showing how FoundriesFactory achieves a deeper level of update tracking for our customers. We provide an easier route to compliance and beyond with an integrated platform that takes care of the basic but critical development infrastructure and frees up man-hours to focus on value-adding development work.

Software Bill-of-Materials: Every Software Developer’s Friend in Need When a CVE Problem Hits

Security breaches are a constant threat to connected devices and for this, among other reasons, device OEMs are well aware of the need for “SBOMs”. But there is no clear and common guiding standard, plus SBOM creation and management is just notoriously burdensome. What's the answer? John Weil reveals all in his blog.

Built-In And Ready To Use: The Benefits of an Integrated Docker System for Developing Containerized Software

At Foundries.io, we believe that containers should not be an add-on feature, but tightly integrated into the whole DevSecOps workflow. And also that Docker should be integrated within your development platform, not used as a plug-in, along with a built-in fully featured Docker registry. Our Principal Software Engineer, Andy Doan, explains why.

Technical Blogs

Your Full Featured, Lightweight Linux Distro, Courtesy of Flutter and FoundriesFactory

Following on from his recent blog that explored the pros and cons of the Android™ operating system, our Community Software Engineer Raul Muñoz puts Flutter to work. Raul guides developers through customizing the Linux microPlatform to utilize Flutter and creates a demo for Flutter Gallery. The result is a lightweight Linux distribution with OTA capabilities, device management, security and a pleasing multi-platform UI.

Bringing Docker Containers To IoT & Edge Devices, Part 2: Optimal and Reliable Storage Usage

Following on from his Part 1 blog focusing on container applications, Foundries.io Senior Software Engineer Mykhaylo Sul shares this new technical blog. This time, he shares his expertise around why we should care about storage. Read on to understand why and what needs to be done.

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Product Highlights

FoundriesFactory Integration with NXP EdgeLock 2GO

EdgeLock® 2GO is an add-on service from NXP® that is integrated into FoundriesFactory as an option to simplify the securing of devices during manufacturing. The service enables the automated installation and secure storage of required keys, certificates, and credentials when the end device first connects to the internet.

Key Benefits

Enablement of manufacturing in an untrusted facility
Reducing complexity and time required to secure devices on the manufacturing line
Simplified management of keys and certificates for devices and fleets in the field.

EdgeLock 2GO requires that the device hardware includes an NXP SE05x hardware security element. We offer a free evaluation of the service on the i.MX 8M Plus EVK with a connected SE050 evaluation, or on the Arduino Portenta X8.

To learn more about this integration and more you can book a personalized demo experience with one of our experts.

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Events

Members of the Foundries.io team are regularly at industry conferences and events. Let us know if you’ll be along too and we’d be glad to set up a personal meeting.

Embedded World 2023 - March 14-16 - Nuremberg, Germany
The Foundries.io team will be at Embedded World, widely acknowledged as the embedded event of the year. Come and see us and our latest demos in Hall 4, stand 4-606. You can also attend Foundries.io conference sessions on each of the three days of the event.
🗓️ Select the time that suits to best for your meeting with us.

Keeping In Touch

If you’re new to Foundries.io and our FoundriesFactory product, take a look through our quick introduction video.

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Start your free FoundriesFactory trial today for your specific IoT or Edge implementation.

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