Dynamic software updating (DSU) is shifting gears to modify software systems without a halt.
Even though extensive research has been conducted on DSU, it is necessary to synthesise …

Memory corruption attacks are a pre-dominant attack vector against IoT devices. Simply
updating vulnerable IoT software is not always possible due to unacceptable downtime and …

Application update at run‐time remains a challenging issue in software engineering. There
are many techniques with different evaluation metrics, resulting in different behaviours in the …

Industrial Control Systems (ICS), particularly programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
responsible for managing underlying physical infrastructures, often operate for extended …

Bare-metal embedded systems usually lack security isolation. Attackers can subvert the
whole system with a single vulnerability. Previous research intends to enforce both privilege …

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) trends, where high
connectivity is envisioned, are giving rise to new applications, services, and paradigms …

Industrial control systems (eg programmable logic controllers, PLC or distributed control
systems, DCS) cyclically execute control algorithms to automated production processes …

Higher interconnectivity among devices, machines, the cloud and humans is envisioned in
the actual trend of automation, also known as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). These …

Real-time embedded devices like medical or industrial devices are increasingly targeted by
cyber-attacks. Prompt patching is crucial to mitigate the serious consequences of such …

Safety‐critical systems are evolving into complex, networked, and distributed systems. As a
result of the high interconnectivity among all networked systems and of potential security …