Secure Platform for Embedded Devices Simplifies IoT Solution Design with a Built-In Defense Against Cyber Attack
Feb. 23, 2016 Embedded World Conference, Nuremberg, Germany – (Hall 4, Booth 4-350)
Icon Labs (www.iconlabs.com), a leading provider of embedded networking and security technology, and Micrium (www.micrium.com), the premier real time operating systems (RTOS) provider for embedded systems, today announced the integration of Icon Labs’ Floodgate Security Framework with Micrium’s µC/OS-III® RTOS. The integrated solution creates a secure platform for IoT devices and extends the Internet of Secure ThingsTM initiative into systems and solutions with limited resources.
“Securing the billions of devices forecast for the IoT remains a critical industry requirement,” said Jean Labrosse, president and CEO of Micrium. “However, embedded systems face a number of design challenges, not the least of which are their small footprint. Partnering with Icon Labs builds an additional security framework onto our RTOS, which is already used in a wide variety of safety-critical applications. Working together allows us to deliver a truly best-in-class solution for embedded system security.”
Icon Labs’ Floodgate Security Framework integration with Micrium’s µC/OS-III provides a complete security solution for small footprint embedded devices, including support for:
- Secure boot and secure remote firmware updates
- Data protection
- Crypto and certificate libraries
- Security policy management
- Event and command audit log reporting
- Integration with security management systems including the McAfee ePolicy orchestrator (ePO)
- Embedded firewall
- Intrusion detection
“Today’s modern IoT devices and systems are complex connected devices charged with performing broad and diverse functions,” says Alan Grau, CEO of Icon Labs. “Including security in these devices is a critical design task. Security features must be considered early in the design process to ensure the device is protected from the advanced cyber-threats they will be facing now, as well as attacks that will be created in the future. By partnering with Micrium, we are able to offer a complete development solution in which critical security elements are integrated into the operating system, ensuring security is a foundational component of the device.”
