Azure Security Center for IoT real-time operating system support
Published date: 24 February, 2020
Azure RTOS is a comprehensive suite of a real-time operating system (RTOS) and libraries for developing embedded real-time IoT applications on MCU devices. It includes Azure RTOS ThreadX, a leading RTOS with off-the-shelf support for most leading chip architectures and embedded development tools. Azure Security Center for IoT extends support for Azure RTOS in addition to Linux (Ubuntu, Debian) and Windows 10 IoT core operating systems. Azure RTOS will be dispatched with a built-in security module that will cover common threats on real-time operating system devices. The offering includes detection of malicious network activities, device behaviour baselining based on custom alerts and recommendations that will help to improve the security hygiene of the device.