Safeguarding Code: A Comprehensive Guide to Addressing the Memory Safety Crisis
We’ve been battling with memory safety vulnerabilities for decades. This guide explains why and how runtime code protection solves the crisis.
By reading this white paper, you will:
- Understand what memory safety vulnerabilities are and why they are so prevalent
- Learn strategies for safeguarding code from memory safety vulnerabilities
- Explore approaches for transitioning to memory-safe architectures
- Address how to secure legacy systems immediately
- Review automated tools that can prevent memory corruption
The Memory Safety Problem
Memory safety vulnerabilities pose a substantial and pressing threat to embedded software deployed across critical infrastructure, the automotive industry, medical devices, and more.
Malicious actors can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, compromise sensitive data, or cause system crashes. When we think about these attacks in the context of the energy grid, defense systems, and transportation, it’s clear that it’s time to address the memory safety crisis once and for all.
How to Safeguard Code
This guide is designed to empower software developers, product managers, and security professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to address memory safety vulnerabilities within new software being developed and within legacy systems.
Learn how to tackle the memory safety crisis and decrease the attack surface of embedded software.