White Paper: 7 Tenets of Layered Security in Embedded Design

January 22, 2026

4 min read (934 words)

Securing your system is no longer as simple as preventing entry; organizations must now assume that an attacker may already be in the network, creating an uneven fight for defenders.

This white paper outlines critical security design principles that provide a strong defense against adversaries seeking unauthorized access, reverse engineering, or data theft. When layered together effectively, these countermeasures achieve a multiplicative effect, making device exploitation significantly more difficult and costly for an attacker.

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