As intelligent edge deployments accelerate, we have reached a crossroads where many are being forced to choose between the accessibility, ease of use, flexibility, and leading-edge capabilities of open source software and the safety and security of systems in the field. How we proceed has the potential to lead massive transformation in the embedded industry.

Trenton Systems and Star Lab, a Wind River company, are holding an exclusive webinar, Cybersecure Mission-Critical Systems, on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. EST to discuss how ruggedized, field-tested computer systems, when combined with hardened software, can run the most demanding applications in harsh environments while also protecting your sensitive data against tampering and unauthorized access.

Updating and patching security vulner­abilities to limit the attack surface for the military’s embedded systems – especially legacy ones – can be a daunting task.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Abaco Systems has received orders from a major prime contractor to support the upgraded computing capability of a European nation’s fleet of 70 fighter aircraft. 

According to IDC, there will be an estimated 42 billion connected devices by 2025. Each of these devices represents a point of entry that can be exploited by a cyberattack. For devices and systems with safety-critical functionality, a security breach can have catastrophic consequences. Security becomes even more paramount than safety.

Lawrenceville, Georgia, Monday, September 14, 2020 – Computer hardware manufacturer Trenton Systems is joining forces with security software company Star Lab, a Wind River company, to develop ruggedized, fully hardened, USA-made military computers for defense systems operating in hostile environments and running demanding mission-critical applications at the tactical edge.

ALAMEDA, Calif. Wind River, company specializing in delivering software for the intelligent edge, announced that Wind River Linux has achieved conformance to the latest Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Technical Standard, a standard of The Open Group. According to the company, Wind River Linux is the first and only General Purpose Profile (GPP) Operating System Segment (OSS) of any kind to conform to the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.0.