Intel demos worm cut-off technology
Intel researchers have demonstrated a new hardware system designed to rapidly and automatically quarantine PCs infected with worms of viruses.
Announced at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), the Manageability Engine technology - internally referred to as Circuit Breaker - is designed to monitor the number of connections being made by a PC, and assess the integrity of the machine's security software.
If it detects a higher than normal number of external connections being made, and this can be related to other software anomalies, the PC is then automatically disconnected to stop it becoming a platform from which to infect further machines.
"Worms and viruses propagate so quickly that if you are not able to respond in a matter of minutes, the situation is completely out of control," director of Intel corporate technology, Justin Rattner, said.
