Metaforic products' unrivalled ability to protect software applications and libraries across devices grants a unique opportunity to harden and protect Embedded Software running on a range of platforms from Network Infrastructure Devices to Automotive and Avionics systems.
As these platforms grow in power and sophistication, driven by market forces and Moore's Law, developers are turning to open-source and other operating system structures previously limited to PCs. This offers hugely expanded room for innovators to create services and revenue streams that will enhance their IP and their companies' bottom line.
However, for every new opportunity there is the possibility of risk. Today, even traditionally closed Embedded Platforms are open to a range of attacks including cloning (to create counterfeit servers and switches) and penetration attacks accessing secure data on company and government systems. As Networking devices move to open-source these systems are more vulnerable to compromise. Recently there have even been concerns raised by vulnerabilities on automotive and avionic systems, as a direct result of their greater connectivity to the outside world.
Metaforic's core MetaFortress technology armors embedded devices and creates trust by working with hardware to prevent compromise thus closing off the potential for attack whilst at the same time ensuring that only legitimate hardware and software combinations are possible. Only Metaforic technology can cover the range of processor and operating system combinations on the market today.
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US Secret Service reports in a 2011 study that 78% of network breaches resulted in modified software (installing backdoors, etc.), and that 50% disabled or interfered with existing security controls.
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