# Embedded Cybersecurity Basics with Jacob Beningo

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2022-02-02
- Length: 36m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/cybersecurity-jacob-beningo-nIkoyf4E

## Summary

Jacob Beningo, an embedded software consultant and co-founder of the Embedded Online Conference, explains how to integrate security into the embedded development lifecycle without relying on waterfall methods. He details the use of hardware-based isolation, specifically citing ARM TrustZone and Cypress/Infineon PSOC 64 microcontrollers, to establish a root of trust and secure boot processes. Beningo advocates for data-driven architecture and hardware abstraction layers to maintain agility when supply chain issues or security requirements force hardware changes, and introduces ARM's Platform Security Architecture (PSA) as a framework for threat modeling and certification.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=1) Introduction: Jacob Beningo and the Challenge of Embedded Security
- [4:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=298) Threat Modeling and the CIA Model for Data Assets
- [11:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=673) Hardware Isolation: ARM TrustZone and PSOC 64
- [15:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=918) Cloud Connectivity and Firmware Updates via AWS and Azure
- [19:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=1142) Agile Security: Iterative Threat Analysis and Feedback Loops
- [24:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=1480) Hardware Abstraction and Data-Driven Design Philosophy
- [28:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=1708) ARM Platform Security Architecture (PSA) and Certified Modules
- [32:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2022-02-02-embedded-cybersecurity-basics-with-jacob-beningo#t=1969) Embedded Online Conference and Continuous Learning

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Jacob Beningo (other)
- Embedded Online Conference (other)
- IoT Online Conference (other)
- PSOC 64 (chip)
- ARM TrustZone (chip)
- Cypress (company)
- Infineon (company)
- Microchip (company)
- STMicroelectronics (company)
- NXP (company)
- Amazon Web Services (company)
- Azure (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Trusted Firmware-M (other)
- Platform Security Architecture (other)
- Patterns in the Machine (other)
- Reusable Firmware Development (other)

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- [256: Agglomeration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-08-16-256-agglomeration) (Embedded.fm)
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