Device & firmware testing
Functional coverage across device states: provisioning, pairing, OTA updates, power interruption, factory reset — the lifecycle events where firmware breaks.
Quality Engineering
You can't hotfix hardware in the field
IoT products fail across four layers at once — device, firmware, connectivity, and platform — and a defect that ships in firmware can mean a recall, not a patch. We test connected products end to end, with device security in scope from day one.
Independent quality engineering & cybersecurity since 2020 — 100+ security & quality engineers, delivering on platforms we build and run ourselves.
Field failures cost warranty claims, RMAs, and channel trust; connectivity edge cases (flaky networks, power loss mid-update) are exactly what lab-only testing misses. And an insecure device is a liability with your logo on it.
What we do
Connectivity & protocol testing
Behavior under real network conditions — latency, loss, handoffs — across BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT, and cellular paths.
Platform & app integration
The full chain: device to cloud to mobile app, tested as one system with state consistency verified at every hop.
IoT security testing
Device-side security assessment — exposed services, credential storage, update signing, API trust — run by our offensive security practice, not a checklist.
How it’s delivered
01
Profile
Device matrix, protocol stack, and field-condition assumptions.
02
Rig
Test harness for device states and simulated network conditions.
03
Execute
Lifecycle, connectivity, integration, and security test cycles.
04
Certify-ready
Findings, retest, and an evidence pack for launch or certification.
Tools & standards
- Protocols
- BLE, Wi-Fi, MQTT, cellular; network condition simulation
- Security
- Burp Suite Pro, Nmap, Nessus — device and API assessment
What you receive
- Device-lifecycle test coverage with evidence per state transition
- Connectivity behavior report under degraded network conditions
- End-to-end integration validation (device → cloud → app)
- Device security findings with severity and remediation guidance
Engagement
Ways to engage the same senior bench
Buy it as a scoped project, embed it in your team, or run it as a managed service — same engineers, same governance, whichever shape fits.
Scoped project
A defined piece of work with a fixed outcome — a test suite built, a release hardened, a backlog cleared — delivered by our team and handed over with documentation.
Embedded QE
Our engineers work inside your sprint teams, on your tools and cadence, owning quality alongside your developers rather than testing from the outside.
Managed QE service
We own the discipline as an ongoing service — coverage, execution, and reporting — scaling the bench up or down as your release pressure moves.
Who this is for
- Hardware startups approaching production runs where firmware defects become recalls
- OEMs/ODMs shipping connected products under a customer's brand
- Product teams whose devices work on office Wi-Fi and fail in the field
Common questions
Do you test device security too?
Yes — device-side security (exposed services, credential storage, update signing, API trust) is assessed by our offensive practice, alongside lifecycle, connectivity, and device-to-cloud integration testing.
Why does IoT need testing a normal app doesn't?
A shipped device can't be quietly patched, and it lives in the field on networks you don't control. Firmware, connectivity dropouts, update integrity, and the device-to-cloud trust boundary are failure modes a web pentest or app test never reaches.
Who actually does the work?
Senior engineers from our own bench — 63% hold industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, eCPPT, ISTQB, AWS). The people who scope your engagement are the people who run it; there is no rotating offshore bench behind the proposal.
One practice, not one vendor
This is one stage of a single assurance loop: findings become regression tests, and their indicators become live detections — so a problem, once fixed, can’t quietly come back. That’s what you get from one integrated partner that a stack of separate vendors can’t. See how the loop connects →
Ready to scope the work?
A 30-minute call with the engineers who will do the testing — not a sales gate.