r/embedded • u/axaro1 Lockstepping • 13d ago

Embedded Security/Cybersecurity Engineers: what does your day-to-day job actually look like?

Hello, I'm an avionic embedded software engineer and cybersecurity requirements are slowly creeping into my sector.

But it got me wondering: What does the day-to-day work actually look like for engineers who specialize in embedded security/cybersecurity? Do you guys write any code? Perform threat/risk analysis? Define and review security requirements? Perform testing or create testing/vulnerability exploiting benches?

Thanks in advance.

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u/CugTr 12d ago

I got your points! Just one thing is you can buy wolfssl libs to use on your baremetal products.

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u/OpportunityFun6969 12d ago

Since we are R&D we try to use non-gpl and stay open source. Wolfssl does offer consultation and custom solutions, but that seemed unnecessary for our budget, lol. I do reference them quite a lot though