Reversing and Exploiting Embedded Devices: Software Stack Part 1

Reversing and Exploiting Embedded Devices: Software Stack Part 1

Translated from https://www.praetorian.com/blog/reversing-and-exploiting-embedded-devices-part-1-the-software-stack Author Elvis Collado Posted Thursday, June 02, 2016, 11:17 AM CDT by In the past few months, I have been traveling to guide people on how to exploit vulnerabilities in embedded devices. Just slides are not sufficient to convey enough information, so I have written everything down for better knowledge digestion. The … Read more

Two Methods for Seamless Integration of Industrial Control Systems: OPC and DDS

Two Methods for Seamless Integration of Industrial Control Systems: OPC and DDS

This article is from “Control Engineering China” (CONTROL ENGINEERING China) March 2017 issue, originally titled: Seamless Integration of IoT with Existing Systems As the number of IoT devices increases, connectivity becomes the biggest barrier. Open Platform Communications (OPC) and Data Distribution Service (DDS) provide two methods for seamless integration of systems, and the choice of … Read more

PC Does Not Equal Building Industrialization

PC Does Not Equal Building Industrialization

With the continuous development of the construction industrialization in recent years, the term precast concrete (PC) has been frequently mentioned. Many places are now vigorously promoting PC factories, and the entire industry is advocating the development of PC. However, I believe there are some misconceptions; in fact, PC is only a part of building industrialization. … Read more

Siemens PLC Database Interface Development: Seamless Integration of Industrial Data and Enterprise Information Systems

Siemens PLC Database Interface Development: Seamless Integration of Industrial Data and Enterprise Information Systems

Siemens PLC Database Interface Development: Seamless Integration of Industrial Data and Enterprise Information Systems Storing PLC data into a database may seem simple, but there are many pitfalls. After years of working on automation projects, I’ve encountered this kind of requirement the most. Today, I will discuss this topic and share my practical experience and … Read more

Analysis of Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Netgear R8300

Analysis of Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Netgear R8300

Vulnerability Description: There is a stack overflow vulnerability in the sub_25E04 function of the upnpd file. The length is not checked during strcpy, causing an overflow and allowing for a ROP attack to achieve command execution. Version: 1.0.2.134 Vulnerability Analysis and Reproduction1. Firmware Simulation Using qemu system simulation: qemu startup: qemu-system-arm -M vexpress-a9 -kernel vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-vexpress … Read more

Top 50 Innovations Transforming the Plastic Industry: No. 4 – PC

Top 50 Innovations Transforming the Plastic Industry: No. 4 - PC

“Transparent Metal” Polycarbonate Polycarbonate (abbreviated as PC) is a polymer that contains carbonate groups in its molecular chains. Depending on the structure of the ester groups, it can be divided into various types including aliphatic, aromatic, and aliphatic-aromatic polycarbonates. Among these, the mechanical properties of aliphatic and aliphatic-aromatic polycarbonates are relatively low, which limits their … Read more

Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of PC-Based Industrial Control Systems

Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of PC-Based Industrial Control Systems

Introduction Recently, there have been two competing lines of thought in the field of industrial control. Some argue that PC can be effectively used for control, while others claim that PC is never suitable for factory environments. Today, these competitors easily accept the current status of PC machines being used for many industrial production controls, … Read more

Three Major AI PC Disassemblies: Revealing the Core Technology of 2024 Edge AI Era

Three Major AI PC Disassemblies: Revealing the Core Technology of 2024 Edge AI Era

The functionality of artificial intelligence (AI) has become crucial in various mobile devices. Particularly in 2024, AI PCs are being launched, marking it as the “Edge Device AI Era.” This article reviews the main AI PCs and processors released in the second half of 2024. The semiconductor industry in 2024 is expected to be fully … Read more

Quick Implementation of OPC Data Storage to Database

Quick Implementation of OPC Data Storage to Database

Acquisition Hongke IIoT Hongke OPC Solution —— Quick Implementation of OPC Data Storage to Database Hongke Science Program Solution 01 OPC Introduction OPC, which stands for OLE for Process Control, is an industrial standard based on Microsoft’s OLE, COM, and DCOM technologies. With the rapid development of automation systems in the 1990s, various standard automation … Read more

AICropCAM: An Imaging System for Crop Classification, Segmentation, Recognition, and Counting Using Edge Computing and Stacked Deep Learning Models

AICropCAM: An Imaging System for Crop Classification, Segmentation, Recognition, and Counting Using Edge Computing and Stacked Deep Learning Models

Precision agriculture is expected to meet future human demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while maintaining sustainability and environmental friendliness. Precision agriculture largely relies on sensors and corresponding data processing technologies to provide decision support for planting, irrigation, fertilization, pesticide application, and harvesting. Compared with traditional point sensors, imaging sensors combined with artificial intelligence … Read more