For years, product cybersecurity has focused primarily on embedded software.
Manufacturers invested in securing firmware, operating systems and the software running directly on their devices. While this remains essential, today's connected products rarely exist in isolation.
A modern product often consists of much more than the hardware itself.
Think about a connected thermostat, medical device, industrial controller or EV charging station. The device may contain embedded Linux or an RTOS, but it is also likely connected to:
- Cloud services running in containers or Kubernetes
- Backend APIs
- Web applications
- Mobile applications for Android or iOS
- Third-party services
- Open source software across multiple technology stacks
Together, these components form a single digital product.
From a cybersecurity perspective, they should be managed together.
Security Doesn't Stop at the Edge
A vulnerability in the firmware can compromise a product.
But so can a vulnerability in the cloud backend that manages it.
Or in the mobile application customers use to control it.
Or in the container image hosting critical services.
Customers don't distinguish between these components.
Neither do attackers.
The security of the product depends on the security of the entire ecosystem.
One Platform Instead of Multiple Tools
Many organizations end up using different security tools for different parts of their environment.
One solution scans container images.
Another analyses cloud applications.
A third monitors embedded software.
The result is fragmented visibility, duplicated effort and disconnected security processes.
Product security teams are forced to combine information from multiple platforms before they understand the actual exposure of a single product.
A Unified View of Product Security
ARIANNA was designed around a different idea.
Instead of treating embedded software, cloud workloads and applications as separate worlds, ARIANNA brings them together into a single vulnerability management platform.
This enables manufacturers to monitor software components across:
- Embedded devices and firmware
- Linux-based products
- Containerized applications
- Cloud deployments
- Backend services
- Web applications
- Android applications
- Modern application frameworks and package ecosystems
As software technologies continue to evolve, ARIANNA continues expanding support for additional frameworks and deployment models, allowing manufacturers to manage increasingly complex software supply chains from one platform.
Why This Matters for the Cyber Resilience Act
The Cyber Resilience Act focuses on products with digital elements.
Those digital elements increasingly extend beyond the physical device itself.
Manufacturers need visibility into the software components that make up their complete product ecosystem, not only the software installed on the device, but also the applications and cloud services that enable its functionality.
A vulnerability in any of these components can affect the security of the overall product.
Understanding that complete picture is becoming essential for effective vulnerability management and regulatory compliance.
Looking Beyond Embedded Security
The boundaries between embedded software, cloud services and applications continue to disappear.
Manufacturers are building connected ecosystems rather than standalone devices.
Security platforms need to evolve in the same way.
At ARIANNA, we believe product vulnerability management should provide a single, consistent view of every software component that contributes to your product, whether it runs on the device, in the cloud or in your customers' hands.
Because your product is more than a device.
Your security platform should be too.