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Anti-Rootkit Security Beyond the OS

Posted by samzenpus on from the building-a-better-wall dept.

Orome1 writes "Cybercriminals know how to evade current operating systems-based security, demanding a new paradigm – security beyond the operating system. On that note, McAfee demonstrated the workings of its new McAfee DeepSAFE technology at the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday. Co-developed with Intel, it allows McAfee to develop hardware-assisted security products to take advantage of a 'deeper' security footprint. It sits beyond the operating system and close to the silicon, and by operating beyond the OS, it provides a direct view of system memory and processor activity."

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  1. And then.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    10 years later..

    "Cybercriminals know how to evade current silicon-based security, demanding a new paradigm - security beyond the hardware and the OS. On that note, McAfee demonstrated the workings of it's new invention - the non-dumb user."

  2. Re:lower level added latency by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    (marking this day in the calendar. The first post in a while from MichaelKristopeit that does make some common sense. Maybe there's still hope in this world?).

  3. Re:We need scanners that run the OS in VM. by Alimony+Pakhdan · · Score: 2, Funny

    But he does understand how to use buzzwords. That has to count for something, right?