The latest Intel processor for servers, code-named Ice Lake, offers a variety of hardware security capabilities. Features include a capability for creating up to 1TB protected data stores and a reduced attack surface area. The move is driven by businesses’ need for cloud and software-defined infrastructure, edge computing. Intel’s Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) allows developers to implement a trusted execution environment that protects not only key data but significant data sets as well. Intel SGX is already supported by a number of software partners, including Microsoft.”]
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