The Agile Embedded Podcast

E77 - Offensive Cybersecurity with Ryan Torvik

Published: April 9, 2025

Duration: 48:51

Key Topics

* [03:00] Ryan's background in offensive cybersecurity and defense contracting

* [04:30] The mindset and challenges of vulnerability research and hacking

* [09:15] How security researchers approach attacking embedded devices

* [13:45] Techniques for extracting and analyzing firmware

* [19:30] Security considerations for embedded developers

* [24:00] The importance of designing security from the beginning

* [28:45] Security challenges for small companies without dedicated security staff

* [33:20] Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) and other security measures

* [37:00] Emulation technology for testing embedded systems

* [45:30] Tulip Tree's approach to embedded system emulation and security testing<...