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VxWorks MILS-based Systems Moving From Lab to Deployment

VxWorks MILS-based Systems Moving From Lab to Deployment

In a recent blog post, ‘ Security in the Internet of Things‘, Paul Chen discussed the importance of security in the Internet of Things (IoT), and how Wind River had recently...

11 years 9 months ago

A Practical Approach to the Internet of Things

The market opportunities around the Internet of Things (IoT) are substantial for Intel, McAfee, Wind River, along with their ecosystem and the industry at large. But in a practical...

The Future of the RTOS is Driving the Internet of Things

The Future of the RTOS is Driving the Internet of Things

Real-time operating systems (RTOS) are having to become increasingly sophisticated – they must satisfy performance demands, offer hard real-time response and handle memory...

Operating System Hardening Techniques and Security Strategies

Operating System Hardening Techniques and Security Strategies

In my last blog post, I focused on securing the device at a high level, and in this post, I’d like to dive a bit deeper into the technical aspects of device security; specifically...

12 years 3 months ago

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D Running on Wind River VxWorks Catapults from Aircraft Carrier

Today, the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned aircraft achieved a successful catapult launch from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush carrier, the first of its kind in aviation...

12 years 4 months ago

The CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors: What it means for embedded developers

The CWE/Sans Top 25 is fairly well known among security experts but might be overlooked by embedded developers since the list covers all types of systems and programming languages...

12 years 7 months ago

The Role of Tools in Improving Embedded Software Security / Part 3: Mapping the Tools to Activities

In the previous posts in this series, Part 1: Automation is the Key and Part 2: Security Improvement and the Software Development Lifecycle, I talked about the connection between...

12 years 11 months ago

What is the Real Impact of DO-178C and ED-12C?

DO-178C and ED-12C are now released. What does this mean for Wind River and its customers? Now that RCTA DO-178 and its European equivalent, EUROCAE ED-12, have been updated after...

13 years 6 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 3: Secure Your Network Communication

Many security issues with embedded systems stem from their connection via a network with access open to a large population (enterprise network) or even directly to the Internet...

13 years 6 months ago

Improving Embedded Operating System Security Part 2: Enable a More Secure Configuration

Despite the hype surrounding the state of embedded security, many of the runtime platforms that these systems are based on can be made more secure through proper configuration...

13 years 7 months ago