Hardware Penetration Testing for IoT and Embedded Devices

Connected devices expose attack surfaces most security programs never see. Invadel's hardware penetration testing goes beyond software-only assessments to evaluate firmware, physical interfaces, wireless communications, and side-channel vulnerabilities across IoT, embedded, medical, automotive, and operational technology hardware.

What We Test:

Firmware Weaknesses -- We extract and analyze firmware to uncover hardcoded secrets, insecure update mechanisms, and missing signature or integrity checks that could expose device logic and credentials.

Debug and Physical Interfaces -- We probe UART, JTAG, SWD, SPI, and I2C ports for exposed access, boot process manipulation, and unprotected debug shells that give attackers direct entry to device internals.

Wireless and Radio Protocols -- We review BLE, Wi-Fi, and RF communications for replay and relay attacks, weak or absent encryption, and pairing or authentication flaws that allow interception or spoofing.

Physical and Side-Channel Attacks -- We assess tamper resistance, perform chip-off and fault injection testing, evaluate side-channel leakage, and review secure element usage.

How Your Engagement Runs:

1. Scope and Kickoff -- Targets, roles, and rules of engagement are defined in writing with a fixed scope and timeline.
2. Live Testing -- Findings post to your platform dashboard the moment our testers confirm them.
3. Remediation Tracking -- Follow every finding from open to fixed with severity, evidence, and status in one place.
4. Report and Retest -- Executive and technical reports are delivered, then request a complimentary retest in one click.

Physical access to the device is required for hardware testing; companion applications and cloud services can also be tested remotely. Most engagements run one to a few weeks followed by reporting and a free retest. Invadel replies to scoping requests within one business day.

AWS services and products: This service applies to connected devices and embedded systems that integrate with Amazon Web Services, including devices communicating through AWS IoT Core, AWS IoT Greengrass, Amazon Kinesis, and backend APIs hosted on Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda. Testing is conducted in accordance with the AWS Customer Support Policy for Penetration Testing.