The frontlines are no longer confined for the physical, although they do need the physical solution. On the Cyber battlefield, attacks versus embedded systems, whose design and long lifecycles entail special security requirements, is on the rise. Authorities worldwide, and in Israel in particular, try to cope with the approaching offenses through new standards and regulations. With this, a new all-in-one protection solution is offered, especially designed to answer the needs of those who wish to defend their own. By themselves, and by providing protection for others. undetected intrusion and the permanent interception of network communications beware, the new security fix is here.
War is bloody and soulless. Today, the battle is not only in the frontlines. Today, the grit of battle extends. Morphs. Changes. Battles are fought not only on the battlefield, and some attacks are harmful than others. with the current conflict, Israel faces the effects of the ongoing situation in multiple aspects. High ranking Israeli officials, and former high members of IDF high command, list multiple theatres of war. One fact that can be of no doubt is the the Cyber-verse is one of the former. According to the Israeli National Cyber Organization, which is mandated to operate and oversee action versus Cyber attacks and threats, this past year 1900 Cyber events with a significant damage potential were identified. A triple-fold rise compared to parallel time frame last year. With an average of five significant such events taking place each day respectively. Recently, a new Security Kit, beautifully suited for the hardened needs of the embedded fields was introduced to the tech universe.
The brainchild of Storage and memory tech future-bringer Swissbit, the new Security kit encompasses all the emerging security needs of the embedded fields. Dubbed “Retrofit solution with microSD card Security Level 2 for data protection and secure access control”, this brand-new security kit offers a user-friendly and secure solution that protects embedded systems and complies with relevant cybersecurity regulations. These includes an industrial-grade microSD card as well as appropriate documentation, software, and tools. It offers hardware-based access control, real-time data encryption with AES 256, and customizable protection profiles.
Additionally, new reports by The State Comptroller of Israel exposed acute, severe malfunctions and vulnerabilities in the field of computational and Information and communication systems regulations and security in stately institutions such as The Israeli national Social Security agency (“Bituach Leumi”) and even leading Weapons manufacturers. According to the reports, cyber related positions were left unmanned. Local financial media reported that according to the report, each day thousands, if not ten of thousands, of cyber attacks are being conducted against the social Security Agency’s systems. If breached, an hacking event could effect the privacy of millions of residents and citizens.
Usually designed without special protection requirements and are susceptible to attacks with physical access, which can usually prevented only with a housing or control cabinet, the embedded systems have specific known vulnerabilities. Caused by their inherent design to provide long service life, their difficultly to provide updating options and limited hardware capacities. Once breached, attackers can spy out sensitive information, configurations, business secrets, and personal data. By manipulating system data, one-off access can also lead to undetected intrusion and the permanent interception of network communications. It is this void which the Security Upgrade Kit from Swissbit comes in to fill and protect.
At the kit’s heart stands an industrial-grade microSD card. Ideal for plug-and-play application as a removable medium, it is equipped with a special flash controller and advanced Swissbit firmware. Thus, the card offers security functions such as configurable access controls and data protection at the partition level. The optimized firmware also makes the card ideal for applications with frequent read access and long data retention. primarily developed for Linux-based embedded systems but can also be used for other operating systems if required, markets of implementation range from industrial environments and the public sector to critical infrastructures. High durability and high endurance ensured, the Security Level 2 microSD card in the Security Upgrade Kit is available with storage capacities of 16, 32 and 64 GB and is based on pseudo Single Level Cell (Pslc) flash memory technology. The cards are designed for the industrial temperature range of -40 to +85 °C.