The PROBoter is a modular, self-calibrating probing machine to support PCB analysis tasks in penetration tests of embedded systems. The video of the PROBoter demonstrates its four main contributions: 1) The automatic visual detection of components and contact points on a PCB, 2) the automatic probing of contact points for net reversing and signal detection, 3) the mapping of signal lines to given bus protocols, and 4) the support in identification of potential attack vectors.
A System-on-a-Chip (SoC) is regularly used in the automotive domain to build electronic control units (ECUs) with high demands on different functionalities and computation power. TeleChips, as a leading supplier of SoC components for automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment and cockpit solutions, chose SCHUTZWERK as an independent and experienced provider for automotive and embedded security assessments to analyze their new SoC series TCC803x (Dolphin+). This success story summarizes the approach and results of the comprehensive security assessment.
The escar is the world’s leading automotive cyber security conference. SCHUTZWERK participated at this year’s escar Europe with two talks. The first talk of Dr. Bastian Könings discussed the current challenges in automotive penetration testing. The second talk of Fabian Weber presented the PROBoter, a hardware platform to support penetration tests of embedded systems by automating time-consuming analysis tasks.