TrustZone For Android Mobile Security
Recently I was asked to provide a quick, high-level introduction to TrustZone and how it could potentially improve the security on Android platforms. Any response to this is tricky: TrustZone is just...
View ArticleUbuntu Core 16, a real landmark for IoT Software
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have come a long way over the last couple of decades. In 1996 I remember being in complete awe at turning on a light from my Pentium II-based desktop computer using...
View ArticleWhy software updates matter, especially in the world of IoT
Why update? We all know what software updates are, we see them all the time on our phones, tablets, desktops and servers. They appear as pop-ups, in the message of the day (motd), and even have...
View ArticleUsing Snaps on Raspbian
Who isn’t a fan of the Raspberry Pi? The little, cost-effective single-board computer that has so many uses, in fact at home I have 4 doing various things from monitoring temperature and humidity in...
View ArticleMonitoring a Greenhouse with Ubuntu
There are a wide range of solutions on the market today to help the avid gardener with their plants, some are low tech battery-less meters designed to give you a simple view of how your plant is...
View ArticleDeprecating software is hard; why the move to ROS 2 is causing heated debate
Software never stays the same Inevitably, all software is destined to die. Whether that is through becoming end of life (EOL), obsolete, or unused, or through the code being rewritten and replaced,...
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