Hardware-based whitelisting for automated test system cybersecurity and configuration management

To reap the benefits of prognostic health management, intelligent Test Program Set (TPS) diagnostic reasoning, and remote TPS configuration management Automated Test Systems (ATSs) must be networked in spite of increasing cybersecurity concerns. Traditional cybersecurity tools such as Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), firewalls and antivirus software are continuously proven vulnerable to the increasing sophistication of bad actors and insider threats. In addition, these software security appliances and their recurring updates can be burdensome to TPS development and interfere with TPS performance.