Challenges & solutions for Embedded Software Security, Safety & Quality (Full Tutorial Video)

This is a full-length video that talks about embedded software security, safety and quality: why it matters. What to do about it.


Embedded Software Quality Safety and Security [ECR]

The purpose of this video is to help you understand why safety and security are such a big deal for embedded systems, tell some war stories, and explain the general ways available to reduce risk when you're creating embedded and IoT products.

Topics covered include:

• Case studies of safety and security problems
• How to design for safety
• How to design for security
• Top 10 embedded software warning signs
• How to create high quality embedded software

(27 Slides / 45 minutes)

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Embedded Software Security Safety & Quality from Philip Koopman

Safety Architectural Patterns (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Safety Architectural Patterns:


Safety Architecture Patterns Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• Monitor actuator pattern

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Critical System Isolation (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Critical System Isolation:


Critical System Isolation Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• Self-monitoring doesn't mitigate single points of failure

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Redundancy Management for System Safety (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Redundancy Management:


Redundancy Management for Critical Systems Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• No single points of failure

• Self monitoring can't mitigate a single point of failure

• Monitor Actuator pattern

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Critical System Design (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Critical System Design techniques.


Critical Systems Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• Go beyond system functional testing to ensure safety
• How often will random faults kill someone if un-mitigated?
• Random hardware faults in general

Other pointers:

• Extensive list of techniques that can be used depending upon the SIL and safety standard that paplies to your system (IEC 61508-7)

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Embedded System Dependability (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Embedded System Dependability.


Dependability Tutorial Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• The Grand Challenge of Embedded System Dependability
• Is your software dependable enough?
• Reliability calculation tools

Other pointers

• Avizienis, Laprie, Randell & Landwehr, "Basic Concepts and Taxonomy of Dependable and Secure Computing," Jan 2004, (authoritative terminology reference).
• Dependable Systems & Networks conference (DSN)
• IFIP WG 10.4 dependability workshop presentation slides

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Safety Requirements for Embedded Systems (Preview)

Here's a summary video on Embedded System Safety Requirements.


Safety Requirements Preview [ECR]

Other pointers on this topic (my blog posts unless otherwise noted):

• Don't require perfection
• Testing failsafe mechanisms
• Doer/Checker (monitor/actuator) design pattern

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