Embedded Software Security, RunSafe Security Platform, RunSafe Security

Additional Info

CompanyRunSafe Security
Websiterunsafesecurity.com
Company size (employees)10 to 49
Headquarters RegionNorth America

Overview

RunSafe Security enhances embedded software security by integrating its advanced technology directly into the software build process, providing runtime protection. This integration generates a detailed Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), mapping all software components and identifying associated vulnerabilities. By automating the remediation of vulnerabilities in first-party, third-party proprietary, and open-source code, RunSafe reduces exposure to future zero-day threats. This process operates within the developer’s CI tools like GitLab or GitHub, seamlessly protecting embedded software without impacting performance or requiring changes to development workflows.

RunSafe’s key technology, load-time function randomization, relocates software functions in memory each time the software is loaded. This prevents attackers from developing reliable exploits by making the memory layout unpredictable, offering protection against over 70% of vulnerabilities. The approach significantly reduces the attack surface while maintaining operational efficiency.

In addition, RunSafe automates patching processes, notifies customers when newly disclosed vulnerabilities are protected, and enables developers to focus on product development instead of security patching. RunSafe’s solution requires no code rewrites, doesn’t alter system behavior, and adds no new software agents to embedded devices, ensuring there is no impact on system overhead or performance.

RunSafe also includes real-time monitoring, distinguishing between crashes caused by cyberattacks and those resulting from software bugs. This capability ensures faster incident response, improved code quality, and further reduction of the attack surface, providing comprehensive security for embedded systems throughout the software lifecycle.

Key Capabilities / Features

Our clients say chasing vulnerabilities, updating to new versions of open-source libraries and components, and managing fixes and patches is time-consuming. This prevents developers from focusing on new feature development. Often our customers turn on a new scanning tool and find thousands if not tens of thousands of vulnerabilities and they are overwhelmed with where to start and what to prioritize. Our clients are also frustrated with the inconsistency in which open source vulnerabilities are resolved since development practices from one author to the next may not be equally reliable or timely in publishing updates. When updates are offered, our clients struggle since a new version of an open-source component may not be compatible with their downstream architecture, creating further work effort to resolve vulnerabilities. Lastly, our customers are concerned about how to build a reliable SBOM for compiled code when a package manager may not be readily available, and deriving a complete list of dependencies in a binary often leads to missing components that contain vulnerabilities. So, in the end, our customers are exhausted chasing vulnerabilites and patches but remain exposed to exploitation despite their best efforts, time devoted, and cost spent in the cat and mouse game.

How we are different

Fully Automated and Integrated Protection: Unlike competitors such as Karamba, Red Balloon, Morphisec, and Sternum, RunSafe provides a fully automated process that protects embedded systems without changing performance or requiring code rewrites. This allows developers to focus on feature development without slowing down workflows, ensuring continuous protection while maintaining system performance.


Comprehensive SBOM Generation and Automated Remediation: While companies like Snyk, GrammaTech, and Synopsys focus solely on scanning for vulnerabilities, RunSafe generates a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) during the build process, capturing up to 20% more dependencies and components. RunSafe not only identifies vulnerabilities but also automates remediation, streamlining the process for developers by integrating into tools like GitLab and GitHub.


No System Performance Impact or Delays: RunSafe’s memory protection technology, including load-time function randomization, prevents attacks without compromising system speed or requiring software updates. Unlike competitors, RunSafe secures open-source components and embedded software without performance degradation, allowing customers to stay secure while maintaining fast development cycles and operational efficiency.


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