Jeff Baldwin

October 21, 2025

Rugged systems can pass lab tests but fail in real-world extremes, jeopardizing mission-critical operations. This article outlines five engineering principles that ensure embedded systems are validated for resilience, built for longevity, and capable of recovering from field stress, turning ruggedization from a checklist into a long-term design commitment.

Zakaria Zidouh

October 10, 2025

Secure boot is a fundamental security mechanism designed to protect devices from executing unauthorized or malicious code at startup. The problem it solves is simple but crucial: without validation, a device could load altered firmware or malware at startup, potentially compromising the entire system.

In this first article of our secure boot series, Zakaria, an engineer at The Embedded Kit, discusses the concepts and mechanisms associated with the secure boot process.