Intel and Cybereason build anti-ransomware defenses into Core vPro business-class processors. Hardware-based security enhancements are baked into Intel’s vPro platform via its Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology. Intel Hardware Shield provides protections against firmware-level attacks targeting the BIOS, thereby ensuring that the operating system (OS) runs on legitimate hardware. Intel TDT leverages a combination of CPU telemetry data and machine learning-based heuristics to identify anomalous attack behavior including polymorphic malware, file-less scripts, crypto mining, and ransomware infections.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/intel-adds-hardware-enabled-ransomware.html