While not necessarily an easy thing to learn, the ability to reverse engineer embedded device firmware is an incredibly useful skill. Reverse engineering firmware allows you to analyze a device for ...

This tutorial provides a general description of updating Linux-based firmware and illustrates it with some specific implementations. First, consider the sections of the memory system (Figure 1) and ...

Embedded device manufacturers will need to be able to regularly deliver software updates over-the-air Credit: adobe.stock.com Compliance with the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is ...

Better known as ‘software for hardware,’ Firmware is a program that comes embedded in a piece of hardware such as a keyboard, hard drive, BIOS, or a video card. It is designed to give permanent ...

As we did last week, we’re back again with another round-up of OTA update news from the past week. Let us know if we might have missed a particular update and, if you enjoy this round-up let us know ...

Enabling multi-factor authentication also protects your password, because if someone were to steal it, they'd still need the ...

These days, most of your electronics have miniature computers built-in: Home-theater gear, handheld devices, phones, and even appliances now have embedded smarts in the form of a microprocessor, ...

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Medical device recalls reached record highs in the first three months of 2018 thanks to software complications that are likely to continue with the proliferation of high-tech devices. Device recalls ...