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Post-Quantum Cybersecurity for Embedded Systems: Engineering Quantum-Resilient Firmware, RTOS Platforms, IoT Devices, and Edge Infrastructure
Paperback
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 24 2026
Pages: 576
Weight: 2.90
Height: 1.17 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Engineering Quantum-Resilient Firmware, IoT Devices, RTOS Platforms, and Edge Infrastructure
Quantum computing is no longer a theoretical curiosity-it is rapidly becoming a cybersecurity reality.
As quantum-capable attacks threaten RSA, ECC, and traditional public-key infrastructure, embedded systems face a uniquely dangerous challenge: long device lifecycles, constrained hardware, remote deployment environments, and massive firmware attack surfaces.
This groundbreaking engineering-focused book provides a complete practical roadmap for designing, securing, deploying, and migrating embedded systems into the post-quantum era.
Unlike traditional cryptography books that focus primarily on theory, this book bridges the critical gap between:
post-quantum cryptography (PQC),
embedded firmware engineering,
RTOS security,
IoT architectures,
hardware root of trust,
secure boot,
OTA firmware protection,
edge computing,
and real-world industrial deployment.
Written for embedded engineers, cybersecurity professionals, IoT architects, firmware developers, aerospace and defense engineers, automotive system designers, industrial automation specialists, and advanced engineering students, this book delivers deep technical insight combined with modern deployment-oriented engineering practices.
Inside the Book You Will Learn:
Why embedded systems are uniquely vulnerable to quantum-era attacks
How NIST post-quantum cryptography standards impact embedded devices
How to implement CRYSTALS-Kyber, Dilithium, SPHINCS+, and FALCON in constrained hardware
Secure boot and hardware root-of-trust architectures for quantum-safe systems
Post-quantum security integration for FreeRTOS, Zephyr RTOS, and Embedded Linux
Lightweight PQC for IoT and low-power edge devices
Secure firmware OTA pipelines and anti-rollback protection
Side-channel resistance and physical attack mitigation
FPGA acceleration and secure hardware architectures
Quantum-safe communication for MQTT, BLE, CoAP, DTLS, and industrial IoT
DevSecOps pipelines for embedded cybersecurity engineering
Migration strategies for legacy embedded infrastructure
Security engineering for automotive ECUs, drones, satellites, medical devices, and smart manufacturing systems
This Book Includes:
Real embedded C/C++ and Rust examples
RTOS integration workflows
Architecture diagrams
Flowcharts and engineering illustrations
Benchmark tables and performance comparisons
Memory and power consumption analysis
Algorithm pseudocode
Case studies and deployment scenarios
Secure firmware design methodologies
Testing, validation, and compliance strategies
Engineering exercises and practical labs
Featured Technologies and Platforms:
STM32
ESP32
ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-A
Raspberry Pi
Zephyr RTOS
FreeRTOS
Embedded Linux
OpenSSL 3.x
liboqs
wolfSSL
mbedTLS
TPM
ARM TrustZone
FPGA-based acceleration
If you work in embedded systems, IoT security, firmware engineering, industrial automation, aerospace, automotive, defense, or edge computing, this book provides the practical engineering knowledge needed to secure next-generation devices against the quantum future.
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