May 2023: CAN Injection, Nexx, Sunsetting Servers

29 April 2023 by Phillip JohnstonWelcome to the May 2023 edition of the Embedded Artistry Industry Update. This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: CAN Injection attacks Nexx’s security debacle Bricking working devices by shutting down the servers A summary of other noteworthy industry news Technical articles from around the web Embedded job postings Updates to the Embedded Artistry Website CAN Injection for Auto Theft Ken Tindell published an article about his investigation into CAN …

April 2023: U.S. and EU Cybersecurity Policy

3 April 2023 by Phillip JohnstonWelcome to the April 2023 edition of the Embedded Artistry Industry Update. This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: OTA Updates and Fleet Management Embedded Online Conference The Whitehouse National Cybersecurity Strategy The EU Cyber Resilience Act The Fire Code for Software A summary of other noteworthy industry news Technical articles from around the web Embedded job postings Updates to the Embedded Artistry Website OTA Updates and Fleet Management Panel …

November 2020: BleedingTooth, CHIP, & Courses

2 November 2020 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 1 December 2020Welcome to the November 2020 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter. This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: The BleedingTooth Linux kernel vulnerability The Connected Home over IP (CHIP) standard Rumored microcontroller supply constraints An update on the roadmap for Embedded Artistry courses Embedded news from around the web Embedded job postings Updates to the Embedded Artistry Website BleedingTooth Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel …

July 2019: Security, Security, Security!

1 July 2019 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 27 September 2019 Welcome to the July 2019 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: Phillip’s interview on Embedded.fmAtomic clocks in spaceStuxnet: ten years laterEmbedded systems security resourcesEmbedded news from around the webUpdates to the Embedded Artistry Website Embedded.fm Interview Last month, Embedded.fm interviewed Phillip. Elecia, Chris, and Phillip discussed consulting, writing, learning, code reviews, rules of thumb, Boeing 737 …

April 2019: Boeing 737 MAX and Mirai

1 April 2019 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 14 December 2021 Welcome to the April 2019 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAXThe return of the Mirai botnetEmbedded news from around the webEmbedded job postingsUpdates to the Embedded Artistry Website Grounding the Boeing 737 MAX One of the largest news stories over the past month was the grounding of Boeing 737 …

November 2018: The Big Hack

5 November 2018 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 27 September 2019 Welcome to the November 2018 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter supplements the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: The Big Hack story and its ensuing dramaA request for modern Embedded Linux resourcesEmbedded articles from around the webWebsite updates The Big Hack At the beginning of this month, Bloomberg dropped a bomb by publishing “The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to …

August 2018: Spectre Returns, Freestanding C++, Technology Radar

6 August 2018 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 25 April 2023 Welcome to the August 2018 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter is intended to supplement the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: More Speculative Execution attacks: SpectreRSB and NetSpectre The new version of the Freestanding C++ proposal The Embedded Artistry Technology Radar Interesting links from around the web Embedded Artistry website updates and popular posts Speculative Execution Attacks Earlier this year we covered Spectre …

July 2018: Anniversary Edition

2 July 2018 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 27 September 2019 Welcome to the July 2018 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build superior embedded systems. This newsletter is intended to supplement the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month marks the one-year anniversary of our newsletter! In this edition, we’ll cover: Looking back at major developments over the past twelve monthsA new Intel vulnerability announcementC++ conference talks with an embedded focusThe new I3C specificationMaxim’s new DARWIN MCU lineInteresting links from around the webEmbedded …

February 2018: Spectre and Meltdown

5 February 2018 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 28 September 2019 Welcome to the February 2018 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build better embedded systems. This newsletter is intended to supplement the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll cover: Two vulnerabilities that have rocked the computing world: Spectre and MeltdownAn overview of speculative executionThe Spectre vulnerabilityThe Meltdown vulnerabilityWhat you can do todayReliable sources for more informationInteresting links from around the webArticles Published in JanuaryMost Popular articles in January A Tale of …

November 2017

6 November 2017 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 28 September 2019 Welcome to the November 2017 edition of the Embedded Artistry Newsletter! This is a monthly newsletter of curated and original content to help you build better embedded systems. This newsletter is intended to supplement the website and covers topics not mentioned there. This month we’ll be covering: The recently announced vulnerability in the WPA2 algorithmIndustry standard APIs to make multi-core programming more accessibleThe EMB² multicore programming frameworkThe recently announced ARM Platform Security Architecture“The Coming Software Apocalypse” WPA2 Vulnerability: Key Reinstallation Attacks A serious flaw in the WPA2 security …