IoT & Hardware Testing

From doorbells to dialysis pumps, if it’s got a chip and a TCP stack we can break it — before attackers do.

Overview

Connected hardware spans far beyond smart bulbs: think industrial gateways, medical pumps, EV charge points, point‑of‑sale terminals, automotive ECUs and smart‑building controllers. Whatever the form‑factor, “ship‑first‑secure‑later” still dominates, leaving hard‑coded secrets, insecure radios and cloud APIs wide open.
Our specialists dismantle hardware, firmware, wireless protocols and cloud back‑ends to expose those weaknesses early, protecting your supply chain, customers and brand.

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“Multiple radios in one device are a nightmare to secure.”

Multi‑protocol testing – Wi‑Fi, BLE, Zigbee, Thread, LoRa, NB‑IoT, LTE‑M, CAN, LIN… we’ve kit for them all.

“Regulators now demand proof of security.”

Standards‑mapped reporting – OWASP IoT Top 10, ETSI EN 303 645, IEC 62443, ISO 21434, FDA pre‑market, UK PSTI Act.

“We need to prove cloud, mobile app and hardware all link up securely.”

End‑to‑end attack‑chain demos – from UART console to stealing data via mis‑scoped OAuth token in the companion app.

Devices we most commonly assess

Category	Typical findings we uncover
Consumer IoT – cameras, voice assistants, smart TVs	Hard‑coded credentials, weak update signing, API rate‑limit bypass
Industrial & OT – PLCs, gateways, smart meters, SCADA HMIs	Unsigned firmware, insecure Modbus/TCP, privilege‑escalation via debug ports
Medical – infusion pumps, patient monitors, wearables	BLE data exposure, FDA UDI tamper risk, unsafe default admin interfaces
Automotive – telematics units, EV charging stations, in‑vehicle infotainment (IVI)	CAN bus injection, insecure firmware‑over‑the‑air (FOTA), TLS downgrade on MQTT
Retail & Payment – POS terminals, vending IoT, kiosks	Mag‑stripe fallback abuse, debug console access, insecure remote‑management APIs
Smart‑Building – BMS controllers, HVAC sensors, access‑control panels	BACnet broadcast storms, credential reuse between tenants, rogue‑device enrolment

What you’ll get

Threat‑modelling workshop – pinpoint crown‑jewel assets, user impact and compliance drivers.

Hardware tear‑down – locate debug ports, bypass secure‑boot, side‑channel or fault‑injection where approved.

Firmware analysis – static & dynamic review, SBOM extraction, outdated libs & CVE mapping.

Radio & protocol testing – SDR sniffing, fuzzing and hijacking of every in‑scope RF or wired protocol.

Cloud & mobile companion testing – auth bypass, OTA tamper, API injection, insecure direct‑object reference.

Risk‑prioritised report – executive overview, CVSS 3.1 scores, Jira‑ready tickets, traceability to standards.

Retest window – we rerun critical exploits to validate fixes, free of charge.

C‑suite debrief – silicon talk translated into brand, safety and regulatory risk.

How the engagement runs

Kick‑off – NDA, device samples or remote access arranged.

Recon & tear‑down – open casing, map circuitry, dump firmware, enumerate cloud endpoints.

Static & dynamic analysis – firmware reversing, protocol fuzzing, credential‑leak hunting.

Attack‑chain development – chain local exploits to cloud compromise or lateral pivot.

Reporting – craft PoCs, score risk, build remediation roadmap.

Draft review & hand‑over – discuss findings, schedule retest.

Benefits to your organisation

Prevent costly recalls – catch flaws before mass production or public exploits.

Pass regulators first time – evidence mapped to EU RED‑DA, FCC, FDA, UNECE R155, etc.

Strengthen supply‑chain assurance – demonstrate third‑party components won’t introduce hidden backdoors.

Protect life & safety – especially for medical, automotive and industrial devices where compromise = harm.

Frequently asked questions

Can you handle safety‑critical devices (e.g. medical, automotive)?
Yes — we follow IEC 62304 and ISO 26262 principles; any destructive tests are on non‑patient / non‑road samples.

Do you need multiple units?
Ideally two: one to open up destructively, another to keep functional for runtime attacks.

Will testing void our certifications?
No, but if destructive methods are required we’ll do so on sacrificial samples and document everything for your cert body.

Can you do long‑term, pipeline‑integrated testing?
Absolutely. We can embed with dev teams, running security sprints alongside firmware drops and CI/CD releases.

IoT & Hardware Testing