Anti-Rootkit Security Beyond the OS 176
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."
And then.... (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."
Re:lower level added latency (Score:2, Funny)
Re:We need scanners that run the OS in VM. (Score:2, Funny)