#ConfidentialComputing

Why Every Business Should Prioritize Confidential Computing

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August 27, 2024 at 10:06AM Data leaks often occur during data processing, threatening industries like finance, healthcare, and government. The implementation of confidential computing can provide secure data processing, supporting regulatory compliance and safeguarding cloud-based infrastructure. It also ensures secure adoption of AI/ML technologies, enhancing data security in response to evolving technological advances. Based on … Read more

Could Intel Have Fixed Spectre & Meltdown Bugs Earlier?

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July 26, 2024 at 10:16AM Academic researcher Daniel Gruss emphasizes that chip vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown could have been resolved earlier if chip makers took reports more seriously. He and Intel’s Anders Fogh are addressing past and future vulnerabilities at Black Hat USA 2024, highlighting the collaboration between researchers and chip makers to counter … Read more

Apple’s AI Moves Will Impact Future Chip, Cloud Security Plans

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July 1, 2024 at 10:07AM Apple’s AI initiatives have significant implications for hardware security, with an emphasis on customer privacy and extensive private infrastructure control. This includes secure lockboxes for AI queries and embedded security features in device and server chips. In contrast, rivals face security complexities with their diverse cloud and chip partnerships, raising … Read more

Niobium Raises $5.5M for Zero Trust Computing Hardware Acceleration

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May 7, 2024 at 12:03PM Niobium raised $5.5 million in seed funding for its hardware accelerator focused on zero trust computing. The company’s technology, based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), aims to process encrypted data without access to actual data. Niobium’s SoC-based PCIe card significantly accelerates FHE software solutions and plans to target various industries … Read more

Private Internet Search Is Still Finding Its Way

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May 1, 2024 at 07:43PM Private internet search technology like queryable encryption and generative AI with secure enclaves offer promising solutions for balancing speed and security. Companies like MongoDB, Fortanix, and Duality are developing advanced search capabilities, allowing encrypted queries and secure retrieval of data, addressing the critical need for data privacy in today’s regulatory … Read more

Chip Giants Finalize Specs Baking Security into Silicon

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April 26, 2024 at 08:30AM A consortium of top chip makers has finalized the Caliptra 1.0 specification, integrating zero-trust security features directly into silicon. This allows for multiple layers of protection for encrypted data on chips, addressing vulnerabilities like Meltdown and Spectre. The open-source technology is being developed by companies including Google, AMD, Microsoft, and … Read more

Google Cloud Unveils New AI-Powered Security Capabilities

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April 11, 2024 at 06:12AM Google announced new security features for its cloud customers, including AI capabilities and Chrome Enterprise Premium. Key additions include Gemini for Google Cloud, providing AI-powered assistance, assisted investigation, conversational search, and more. Other features include AI recommendations for IAM posture, encryption key creation, and confidential computing protections. Chrome Enterprise Premium … Read more

Shielding the data that drives AI

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December 6, 2023 at 05:27AM Organizations must prioritize securing critical data and IT infrastructure against a growing threat landscape and stringent regulations. Intel’s confidential computing, featuring in their 4th Generation Xeon processors, offers encryption-based protection for AI-powered applications, ensuring data security in storage, transit, and processing, while enabling regulatory compliance. Meeting Takeaways: 1. Prioritization: Organizations … Read more

Announcing Fortanix Key Insight — A Solution to Discover and Remediate Data Security Risks in Hybrid Multicloud Environments

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November 29, 2023 at 05:50PM Fortanix Inc. introduces Key Insight for its DSM platform, a unique tool to discover, assess, and remediate risks in encryption key management across multicloud environments, providing a data-centric security solution with improved compliance and risk posture. To be showcased at AWS re:Invent 2023. Takeaways from Meeting Notes: 1. Fortanix Inc. … Read more