Security News > 2020 > October > Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon processors get new security features
Intel today revealed the data security and privacy upgrades that will be introduced to the upcoming 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors code-named Ice Lake and specifically built to power data center platforms.
"Intel is doubling down on its Security First Pledge, bringing its pioneering and proven Intel Software Guard Extension to the full spectrum of Ice Lake platforms," the chip manufacturer said.
Beyond Intel SGX, the 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable platform also includes new security tech to protect data integrity and confidentiality and secure sensitive workloads.
Ice Lake adds Intel Total Memory Encryption to the Intel Xeon Scalable platform, to secure the data accessed from the CPU - including encryption keys, credentials, and other sensitive info - against hardware attacks by encrypting the entire memory of a system.
"We believe the next-generation Intel Xeon processors with Intel SGX featuring full memory encryption and cryptographic acceleration will help our customers unlock even more confidential computing scenarios."