Building Secure, Reliable, and Updatable IoT Firmware Architectures

Session details:

The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed how devices connect—but it has also increased the complexity and risks of firmware development. What once were simple bare-metal projects are now RTOS-based systems that must integrate with mobile apps, APIs, and cloud backends—while remaining secure, reliable, and easy to update.

This session will explore three critical pillars of IoT firmware architecture:

Security: From physical safeguards like secure boot and encrypted flash to authentication, provisioning, and protecting secrets against cyberattacks.

Over-the-Air Updates: Why basic OTA isn’t enough, and how strategies like version tracking, rollbacks, and partial rollouts reduce business risk.

Network Reliability: Designing firmware that maintains stable connections across unpredictable real-world network conditions.

Attendees will gain practical strategies and real-world lessons from Joe Schneider, a seasoned embedded systems leader and CEO of Dojo Five, who has spent his career helping companies modernize and secure connected devices at scale.