Perhaps best known for cryptocurrency, blockchain technology can also be a powerful tool for embedded systems. Put aside Bitcoin for a moment and consider what blockchain provides: A verified, immutable record of actions across distributed systems with robust security capabilities. If desired, the actual contents of a blockchain can be encrypted – providing secrecy as well as integrity.
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The buzz gets louder, the potential is huge, but the hurdles remain high. When will quantum computing make its mark on business? BCG's research says the answer may be sooner than many people think.
Chinese security researchers have discovered more than a dozen vulnerabilities in the onboard compute units of BMW cars, some of which can be exploited remotely to compromise a vehicle. The research of BMW cars is an ethical hacking research project. In the research, Keen Security Lab performed an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of both hardware and software on in-vehicle infotainment Head Unit, Telematics Control Unit and Central Gateway Module of multiple BMW vehicles. Through mainly focusing on various external attack surfaces, (including GSM network, BMW Remote Service, BMW ConnectedDrive System, Remote Diagnosis, NGTP protocol, Bluetooth protocol, USB and OBD-II interfaces), Keen Security Lab has gained local and remote access to infotainment components, T-Box components and UDS communication above certain speed of selected multiple BMW vehicle modules and been able to gain control of the CAN buses with the execution of arbitrary, unauthorized diagnostic requests of BMW in-car systems remotely.
In embedded systems, many peripherals are connected to the main processor with busses like I2C, SPI, and UART, which do not support enumeration. Therefore, when an embedded system uses an operating system, such as Linux, it is necessary to convey the hardware configuration of the system, i.e. all the information about the connected peripherals, to the OS in a standard form. The most common way to do this in Linux is to use a device tree.
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There have been many announcements about what would be the next generation Intel Xeon platform with integrated FPGA, also on this blog.
