Emproof offers the Emproof Nyx solution, which enhances the security of embedded systems by providing reverse engineering and hacking protection without requiring source code access. This technology mitigates risks associated with software vulnerabilities in critical applications across sectors such as automotive, healthcare, and industrial IoT, ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory standards.
Funding
$2.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Embedded systems are vulnerable to reverse engineering, IP theft, and tampering, especially when memory constraints limit the use of traditional security tools. This leaves high-value code unprotected, resulting in significant financial losses and operational risks. Regulatory mandates like the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) are increasing the pressure to secure these devices by design.
Solution
Emproof provides a software-based security solution, Emproof Nyx, that protects embedded systems against reverse engineering, tampering, and exploit attacks without requiring source code access or hardware modifications. Emproof Nyx integrates seamlessly into existing toolchains and works directly on binaries, making it suitable for third-party, legacy, and already-deployed systems. Its low-overhead design ensures minimal performance impact, even in resource-constrained environments, while delivering multi-layered defense through anti-reverse engineering, anti-tampering, and anti-hacking techniques. This enables organizations to comply with emerging cybersecurity regulations and protect their intellectual property at any stage of the product lifecycle.
Target Audience
Emproof's primary customers are manufacturers and software providers in industries such as automotive, aviation, healthcare, industrial IoT, and semiconductors, who require robust security for their embedded systems to protect against IP theft, tampering, and regulatory non-compliance.
Features
- Binary-level protection: Operates directly on binary files, eliminating the need for source code access or recompilation
- Low overhead: Engineered for minimal memory footprint and performance impact on embedded systems
- Multi-layered defense: Combines anti-reverse engineering, anti-tampering, and exploit mitigation techniques
- Platform agnostic: Compatible with various embedded platforms, operating systems, and deep metal devices
- Code obfuscation: Employs visual manipulation of data to complicate static and dynamic analysis
- Anti-fuzzing: Uses code transformation techniques to slow down randomized data, reducing the effectiveness of fuzzing attacks
- Anti-tamper: Verifies the integrity of the deployed software image against a known, verified version upon startup
- Exploit mitigation: Implements stack canaries and control-flow integrity to detect and respond to attacks
- ISO 26262 ASIL B certified: Validated by TÜV Nord to meet functional safety requirements