How to Defend Endpoints
The shift to remote work, accelerated by COVID-19, has created new endpoint cybersecurity challenges. Yasser Rasheed, Global Director for Enterprise Endpoint & Security Products at Intel, explains the reason why hardware-level protection is needed.
Security Benefits of the Intel vPro® Platform
The built for business Intel vPro® platform provides hardware-enhanced security features that help protect all computing stack layers. Businesses can benefit from supply chain transparency and traceability of PC components, advanced memory scans, and hardware-based support of Windows* 10 security services. Furthermore, IT has the ability to quickly roll out software fixes on critical vulnerabilities to managed PCs.
Endpoint Security
Endpoints are the portals hackers use to access your critical data or embed malicious code in your systems. And today’s workplace has a wide array of devices that can challenge endpoint security. As part of the Intel vPro® platform,
Intel® Hardware Shield enables your IT team to implement policies in the hardware layer to help ensure that if malicious code is injected, it cannot access data.
System Hardening
Intel vPro® platform development has evolved through system hardening processes that have optimized hardware-based security features. The benefit to your organization includes configurable firmware protection, BIOS security to reduce its attack surface, and advanced threat detection.
Security Patching and Threat Remediation
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) within the Intel vPro® platform enables remote access and management across the organization. Your IT team can use these technologies to execute timely security patching and threat remediation. Security patching can update large populations of devices regardless of their location. Threat remediation is addressed by implementing countermeasures to help reduce an endpoint’s susceptibility to a specific attack.