Security News > 2021 > January > Intel Packs Ransomware Detection Directly Into vPro Platform
At the virtual Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, chipmaker Intel announced CPU-based ransomware detection capabilities have been fitted directly into the Intel vPro platform.
Most traditional detection solutions, Intel suggests, are reactionary, not to mention the fact that ransomware operators use various means to evade detection.
Courtesy of Intel Threat Detection Technology, Intel's vPro platform can detect encryption attempts and can also filter ransomware activity from other encryption behavior.
"Intel TDT is a key feature of the Intel vPro platform which makes profiling and detection possible across the entire device stack. Intel TDT uses a combination of CPU telemetry and ML heuristics to detect attack-behavior. It detects ransomware and other threats that leave a footprint on Intel CPU performance monitoring unit," Intel said in its CES announcement.
CPU behavior monitoring and threat detection through Intel TDT are supported on Intel 10th Gen and newer Intel Core processor-based PCs, in conjunction with security vendors that packed such capabilities into their solutions.
Cybereason is one of the vendors that partnered with Intel to deliver CPU-level ransomware protection on 11th Gen Intel Core vPro mobile platforms, which come equipped with Intel Hardware Shield and Intel TDT. Market availability is expected for the first half of 2021.