This Xmas The Good Penguin is raising money for Alzheimer’s Society, a charity that aims to end the devastation cause by dementia by giving vital support to those who need it, funding research and by campaigning for change. Dementia, which can be caused by many diseases including Alzheimer’s, describes a set of symptoms that can …
Year: 2024
Embedded Linux Conference 2024 Europe
Open Source Summit Europe 2024 happened in mid September In Vienna and incorporated the Embedded Linux Conference. The Good Penguin sent a group over to participate to both network and also to keep up to date on what new developments are happening, not just in the Embedded Linux space but also the broader Linux and …
ETSI EN 303 645: Cyber Security for Consumer Internet of Things
We increasingly rely on internet connected devices in our day-to-day lives, with consumer devices that include door bell cameras, thermostats, children’s toys and home assistants. However the cyber security of these devices doesn’t always live up to the trust we place in them to reliability perform their function and protect our personal data. It’s often …
The Good Penguin opens an Office in Newport, Wales
The Good Penguin is and has always been a fully-remote business with our employees based all across the UK. Being fully-remote allows us to hire the best engineers wherever they may be found – a significant benefit given the rare to find skills that are required for the specialist work we do. However, as our …
The Good Penguin speaks at the Embedded Open Source Summit 2024 in Seattle
Earlier this year, our founder Andrew Murray presented a talk at the Embedded Open Source Summit 2024 in Seattle. The talk was about SD cards, their performance and reliability. The synopsis of the talk follows: “The underlying storage of an SD card is NAND flash, which is inherently unreliable, has a limited number of program/erase …
i.MX Code Signing using a YubiHSM 2 Hardware Token from Yubico
Code signing is fairly ubiquitous and is a cryptographic technique for verifying the authenticity of a binary. It is often used as part of the secure boot process of an embedded device where software components of the bootchain are verified by the previous component. For example, the on-chip ROM in a SoC will verify the …
Linaro Connect 2024: Madrid
This year’s Linaro Connect event took place in Spain’s capital, the city of Madrid in May and several members of The Good Penguin attended the event for the conference aspects of the gathering. This event was different than your usual open source conference as Linaro Connect is also a vessel for Linaro employee’s to have …
Handling Security Vulnerabilities in Yocto Scarthgap
The latest Long Term Support (LTS) version of Yocto was released last month with the code name “Scarthgap” – presumably named after a mountain pass in the Lake District national park. It promises 4 years of support, meaning regular point releases with security and bug fixes. In the context of increasing regulatory requirements for cyber …
Embedded Linux Conference 2024
This year the Embedded Linux Conference took place in Seattle alongside the Embedded Open Source Summit and once again several members of The Good Penguin team participated, including Andrew Murray who presented a talk about SD cards. We feel that these events not only assist us in staying up to date with the wider Linux …
A Year in Review: 2023 at The Good Penguin
It’s already 2024 and we have absolutely no idea what happened to January – it’s been pretty busy so far this year. However, as we come up for air we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to look back at our highlights of 2023. We’d also like to give thanks and appreciation for our …