Software Supply Chain Security for Connected Devices
Most of the software you ship, you didn't write. Finite State analyzes firmware, binaries, and supplier software to show what's in every release, what's actually exploitable, and what you can prove.
THE PROBLEM
Your Supply Chain Ships With the Product
Third-party SDKs, board support packages, and vendor firmware arrive as compiled binaries, usually with no source code and no usable documentation. Once the device ships, that software stays in the field for years.
No visibility
Supplier SBOMs arrive incomplete and go stale after the first build.
No source code
AppSec tooling expects a build pipeline you don't control.
Too much noise
Vulnerability counts outpace triage, and most were never reachable.
Proof required
Customers and regulators want component-level evidence, not assurances.
THE APPROACH
From Shipped Binary to Audit-Ready
The Finite State Platform analyzes the software inside your products, isolates what's genuinely exploitable, and generates the evidence your customers and regulators ask for. One system does all of it, and nothing goes stale between releases.
GROUND TRUTH
Know What's in Every Release
The only reliable record of what shipped is the build itself. Documentation and firmware diverge with every release, as dependencies get linked in and updates land without ever being written down. Finite State analyzes the artifact you actually ship and builds a ground truth software inventory from it, reconciling any supplier SBOMs against the binary so you can see the gap.
One Record of What Actually Shipped
Inside the analysis
Generate firmware-derived SBOMs without source code or vendor cooperation
Consolidate supplier SBOMs, scans, and manual uploads into one record per product
Compare releases to see how software composition changed
Cover third-party libraries, open source, custom code, and license exposure in one pass
PRIORITIZATION
Focus on What Is Actually Exploitable
A component list tells you what's there. Reachability analysis tells you what matters, so your engineers spend their time on risk that can actually be reached in the shipped build.PRIORITIZATION
reduction in vulnerability noise
minutes vulnerability triage
- Prioritize by reachability and exploit context, not severity alone
- Record every not-affected call as an evidence-backed VEX decision
- Re-evaluate automatically as software and threats change
- Push findings into the CI/CD and DevSecOps tools you already use
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
Why Teams Move Faster on Supply Chain Risk
Move from a backlog nobody can work through to decisions grounded in what you ship.
Coverage and Precision
Binary instruction set architectures analyzed
Vulnerability and exploit intelligence sources
Of analyzed findings confirmed unreachable since 2024
SBOMs downloaded in the past two years
What Changes for Your Team
Fewer findings to triage. The backlog your engineers see reflects real risk.
Evidence that stays current. Artifacts regenerate as builds ship and new CVEs land.
One record per product. Supplier inputs, scans, and decisions live in one place.
EVIDENCE OUTPUTS
Proof You Can Hand Over
Every analysis produces artifacts you can export, share, and defend, whether that's for a customer questionnaire, an internal review, or a regulator.
SBOMs
Component inventories in CycloneDX and SPDX, regenerated as builds ship.
VEX
Exploitability decisions with the reachability reasoning attached.
Compliance Packages
Audit-ready outputs mapped to the EU CRA, FDA guidance, IEC 62443, and ISO/SAE 21434.
Reports
Reproducible findings you can share without rebuilding them each time.
Doc McConnell
Head of Policy and Compliance
EXPERT SUPPORT
Expert Support Powered by Finite State
Analysis is the easy part. Our practitioners handle what comes after, including managed CRA support for manufacturers working toward self-assessment.
Doc McConnell
Head of Policy and Compliance
EXPERT SUPPORT
Expert Support Powered by Finite State
Analysis is the easy part. Our practitioners handle what comes after, including managed CRA support for manufacturers working toward self-assessment.
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