Platform Embedded Security Technology Revealed : Safeguarding the Future of Computing with Intel Embedded Security and Management Engine

Introduction

Malware, virus, e-mail scam, identity theft, evil maid, password logger, screen scraper…

Cyber security concerns everyone. Computers can be your trusted friends or traitors. The Internet is a scary place. Going on the Internet is like walking the streets of a crime-ridden neighborhood. Cyber criminals work to steal your privacy, money, assets, and even identity. Cyber-attacks are intangible, invisible, and hard to detect. Due to the increasing popularity of mobile devices, the danger is several-fold worse today than it was seven years ago.

Technologies that created the security problem as a side effect are supposed to resolve the problem. Prevention is the key—the potential loss and cost of dealing with incidents is simply too high ...