Intel Sets Sites on Security
Intel Corp. is moving on multiple fronts to help keep businesses one step ahead of worms and viruses. The chipmaker's research arm has stepped up its security focus of late. Earlier this week, Intel researchers released to open source an early version of software called Autograph that helps to quickly identify Internet worms and curb their ability to spread.
Its Intel Capital arm, meanwhile, has invested in Grisoft, a security software maker based in Prague, Czech Republic.
Although on the surface the two moves appear separate—and Autograph as a technology is still in its early stages—they're part of a broader focus on security at Intel, which has been renewed by the chipmaker's recent shift to designing platforms around devices such as servers or desktop PCs.
