Cybersecurity testing for complex and embedded systems

Connect security-relevant code findings with targeted test runs and runtime evidence in Midair.

Analyze software before execution with Visao, exercise risky scenarios with TS Factory, and inspect what happened at runtime with Delta.

Why cybersecurity must be built in early

Security problems in embedded and complex systems can originate in code, configuration, communication or runtime behavior. A static finding alone does not show what happens when the system runs, while a failed runtime test may not explain where the problem started.

Midair keeps evidence from these stages connected so the same issue can be investigated from source code through execution.

What is cybersecurity testing?

Cybersecurity testing examines how software behaves under malicious, abnormal or security-sensitive conditions and looks for weaknesses that could be exploited or produce unsafe behavior.

Security areas that may need investigation

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Memory and integer-safety issues

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Unexpected or abnormal inputs

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Communication between components

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Security-sensitive system states

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Firmware and hardware-dependent behavior

Midair

Security testing in Midair

A code finding, a targeted test and runtime evidence, kept in one investigation.

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Find code-level issues before execution

Visao

Analyze source code, execution paths and project-specific rules before the software runs.

  • unsafe memory use
  • integer overflow
  • project-specific rule violations
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Exercise the risky scenario

TS Factory

Run targeted scenarios across devices, nodes and controlled environments, including abnormal inputs or failure conditions defined for the project.

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Capture what happened

Delta

Collect logs, system events and resource data while the scenario runs, so the result comes with runtime evidence.

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Keep the investigation together

Midair

Connect the code finding, test configuration and runtime evidence, then rerun the same conditions after a fix.

Security problems that may require evidence from more than one layer

Memory-safety failures

A buffer or pointer used in a way the code does not account for.

Timing and concurrency issues

A result that depends on the order in which events happen.

Unexpected component interactions

Two parts that behave correctly alone and unsafely together.

Configuration-dependent behavior

A system that is safe in one configuration and exposed in another.

Security-sensitive communication paths

Data or commands crossing a boundary between components or devices.

Where this workflow fits

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Embedded and networked products

Software whose behavior depends on firmware, hardware or communication interfaces.

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Systems processing sensitive data

Where unexpected behavior can expose data or access.

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Complex distributed systems

Where failures depend on several components, nodes or configurations.

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Security-sensitive software

Where a code-level finding needs to be checked against actual runtime behavior.

When security depends on hardware

Firmware, device state and communication interfaces can change how a security issue appears in practice. For device-specific security testing, see embedded security testing.

Start your pilot

Start with one security-sensitive scenario and connect its code findings, test conditions and runtime evidence in Midair.