Intel debuts security solutions at the silicon level | ZDNet
The Intel Threat Detection Technology solution has been designed to protect at the silicon level. TDT functions and utilizes telemetry at the hardware level to improve the detection of cyberthreats and exploits not only for today’s widely-used systems but also potentially next-generation technologies including the Internet of Things (IoT) and the blockchain.
Intel says this technology should help the enterprise “detect new classes of threats” due to two main features. The first, dubbed Accelerated Memory Scanning, shifts the scanning process to detect memory-based attacks from the CPU to the GPU.
The second TDT element of note is called Intel Advanced Platform Telemetry. According to the company, this feature “combines platform telemetry with machine-learning algorithms to improve the detection of advanced threats, while reducing false positives and minimizing performance impact”.
Cisco is interested in this area and has signed up to integrate Intel’s Advanced Platform Telemetry into the Cisco Tetration platform, which provides data center and cloud security protection.
“I am excited about the progress we are making, together with these key partners, to pioneer innovations across silicon and software to help protect customers from emerging threats,” says Rick Echevarria, Vice President Software & Services Group General Manager of Platform Security at Intel.