Isolated Partitioning of Firmware Improves IoT Device Security

There are two methods for improving IoT device security: secure partitioning and secure coding. The latter seems to have gained favor, not only for cloud software, but also for IoT device firmware. This may be because there has not been an effective firmware partitioning solution for microcontroller-based devices using memory protection units (MPUs). We are …

The Engineering Funnel

Salesmen and Marketeers are fond of the Sales Funnel. Basically, it represents a sales process wherein a prospect starts at the top of the funnel with many options to chose from. Under the skillful guidance of the salesman, who is deploying the marvelous materials of the marketeer, the prospect eliminates options as he moves down …