Embedded Systems Security Assessment
Deep-dive security evaluation of embedded systems, focusing on firmware security, hardware interfaces, and communication protocols specific to embedded devices.
In scope
- Hardware interface testing
- Firmware reverse engineering
- Debug port analysis
- Boot sequence security review
- Memory protection assessment
- Secure boot verification
- Side-channel attack testing
You receive
- Technical findings report
- Hardware security analysis
- Firmware vulnerability assessment
- Debug protection recommendations
- Secure boot implementation guide
- Memory protection strategy
- 60-day retest window
Tiers
Choose the depth.
Core Embedded Systems Assessment
$22K
One device model and 1 firmware image: hardware interface and debug port testing, firmware extraction and reverse engineering, boot sequence and protocol review. Includes a retest.
- devices
- 1
- Hardware interface and debug port analysis (UART, JTAG, SWD)
- Firmware extraction and reverse engineering
- Boot sequence security review
- Communication protocol review
- 60-day retest window
- — Side-channel attack testing
- — Secure boot bypass attempts
- — Memory protection deep dive
- — Companion app or cloud backend testing
Advanced Embedded Security Program
$38K
Up to 2 device models: everything in the basic tier, side-channel testing (power and timing), secure boot verification with bypass attempts, and memory protection assessment.
- devices
- 2
- Everything in the basic tier
- Side-channel attack testing
- Secure boot verification and bypass attempts
- Memory protection assessment
- Secure boot implementation guide
- — Fault injection campaigns
- — Custom test fixtures and tooling
- — Secure development guidance for the product team
Enterprise Embedded Security Solution
$65K
Full-scope embedded security including custom testing tools, hardware security modules, and secure development guidance
- devices
- 4
- — Companion mobile app and cloud backend testing
- — Product certification lab testing
- — Firmware remediation
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What's inside this engagement
Phase by phase.
How a security assessment engagement runs, what happens in each phase and what you see. Exact scope, tier and timeline are fixed in your proposal and SOW.
01Scoping
Systems, sites, stakeholders and the question the assessment must answer.
You see · Your objectives and constraints.
02Discovery & evidence
Documents, configurations and interviews, plus technical testing where the service includes it.
You see · Access and time with key people.
03Analysis
Findings rated by risk to your business, not by a generic score.
You see · A prioritized view of your risk.
04Report & debrief
Executive summary, findings and a remediation roadmap, walked through with your team.
You see · The report and the debrief.
Commercials
From first call to final report.
- 01
Scoping call
A practitioner, not a salesperson, walks through targets, constraints and what a good outcome looks like for you.
- 02
Proposal & rules of engagement
A fixed-scope proposal with tier, price and deliverables. Rules of engagement, contacts and out-of-bounds systems are agreed in writing.
- 03
Sign, then start
MSA and SOW are signed electronically and the deposit is paid. Only then does testing begin.
- 04
Execution
Testing runs to the agreed plan. Critical findings are escalated as they are found; you don't wait for the report.
- 05
Report & debrief
An executive summary plus technical findings with evidence, reproduction steps and fixes, walked through with your team.
- 06
Retest
Where the tier includes it, we verify your fixes and reissue the report, so auditors and customers see the issues closed.
Timelines are set per engagement in the SOW.
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