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Move your IoT compute engine to the Edge. If I've said it once, I've said it 100 times. The advantages are obvious.

Initially, cloud computing with all of its ?limitless? capabilities seemed to eliminate the need for edge devices to have any substantial intelligence.

In this final part of the series, we will cover design issues related to secure embedded systems using external Flash.

In part 2 of this series, we will cover Secure Flash, the next generation of smart memory. Designing secure embedded systems, whether using eFlash or external Flash, is an onerous endeavor.

With the autonomous and connected revolution underway in the automotive and industrial markets, edge nodes are rapidly becoming cyber-attack targets.

Connected devices are vulnerable to cyberattack, so it follows that advancements in autonomous driving and industrial automation come with greater risk.