It’s challenging enough to secure cloud software from attacks over the internet. But securing a device is orders of magnitude harder when it is deployed into the hands of a hacker. A determined hacker with physical access to a device can do many things to gain root access and compromise system security: extract firmware images, reverse-engineer software, reactivate debug software and so on. History is littered with examples of successfully hacked devices – from network routers through medical devices to credit card systems and automobiles. That’s why Irdeto has created Cloakware Secure Environment with the assumption that a hacker already has root access — the highest of all system privileges. Unique to the industry, Secure Environment forces hackers to expend an improbable amount of effort to break into devices, making them move on to softer targets that aren’t as well protected. Its mutually reinforcing technologies offer unparalleled protection:

• Disables execution of anything except OEM authorized software.

• Removes debugging capability and memory examination.

• Encrypts binaries and file content.

• Hides decryption keys.

• Makes reverse engineering virtually impossible.

• Monitors hacking attempts and supports a range of OEM responses.

• Collects security incident data for post-mortem analysis.

Secure Environment uniquely assumes perimeter security has been compromised and focuses instead on protecting everything else. It safeguards critical files, protects application data, and prevents hackers from adding malicious code, modifying executables and scripts, and reverse engineering. What’s more, it uses renewable security to frustrate hacking attempts by continually resetting hacker knowledge to ground zero. And, while a full cybersecurity audit is recommended, Secure Environment can be dropped into a system still under development.