Bringing an IoT device to the market involves significant design and development effort – with scalability issues, security challenges, and device limitations around every corner. Adding intelligence makes it even more complicated. This makes the selection of the right development hardware and software critical to getting secure edge products to market faster. This article introduces the Arduino Portenta X8 platform, an industrial-grade, secure SOM based on NXP’s i.MX 8M Mini applications processor and an onboard EdgeLock ® SE050 hardware secure element. This PSA-certified platform is also Arm® SystemReady IR for assured security.