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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. lower level added latency by MichaelKristopeit418 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    it is ignorant hypocrisy to assume your product deserves to be trusted to process everything because another product is vulnerable to exploit.

    now you've got your silicon running under the assumption that the OS is not implicitly trusted, but for some reason, some other OS should be trusted and should process every bit of information a 2nd time before anything is accomplished.

    #dumb

  2. Just great... by Hylandr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now the hardware can be ground to a halt without ever loading an OS.

    Given the choice of McAfee or malware at this level, I would choose the malware.

    - Dan.

    --
    ~ People that think they are better than anyone else for any reason are the cause of all the strife in the world.
    1. Re:Just great... by xMrFishx · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Given the choice of McAfee or malware at this level, I would choose the malware.

      - Dan.

      Tell me again what the difference is?

      You can remove malware.

  3. Re:So I have to ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1) a pseudo-OS shimmed in between the OS and the hardware
    2) Another another vulnerability point that can be compromised

  4. Re:We need scanners that run the OS in VM. by blueg3 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It means he doesn't understand the problems inherent in computer security.