Managing and Maintaining a Yocto Distribution with Secure Updates

In this third installment of Witekio’s Yocto Master Class, we focus on long-term maintenance and secure update strategies for Yocto-based embedded Linux systems.

Whether you’re building a connected device or managing a fleet of deployed products, maintaining system integrity and staying up-to-date is critical — especially with growing security and regulatory demands.

What you’ll learn:

• How to maintain your Yocto distribution over time
• Update strategies: OTA, fail-safes, rollback options
• Ensuring software integrity and update authenticity
• Security tools and best practices (e.g. CVE tracking)
• How to balance performance, risk, and release cycles

This session is designed for Product Managers, Embedded Engineers, and DevOps teams responsible for keeping embedded Linux devices secure and stable in the field.