Antivirus software program is getting extra sturdy, however so does malware. In a bid to make its PCs safer, HP is introducing a set of {hardware} and software-based strategies that embrace use of deep studying AI.
HP’s Sure Sense
A key a part of HP’s safety push initiative is the corporate’s Sure Sense know-how that’s designed to guard computer systems each from identified and unknown malware. To a big diploma, HP’s Sure Sense resembles an antivirus, but the producer claims that it’s significantly extra subtle. HP trains its Sure Sense software program within the lab utilizing its specifically designed deep studying AI know-how after which uploads an agent to consumer PCs the place it will possibly work autonomously. HP stresses that its Sure Sense doesn’t want frequent updates, in contrast to typical antiviruses.
The program continually screens the PC for probably unsafe purposes and scans each file it encounters. Once it detects a computer virus, it stops and quarantines it. Since Sure Sense continually ‘learns’ what malicious purposes sometimes do, it will possibly predict their actions and due to this fact detect but unknown threats. Unlike antiviruses, it doesn’t have to have a signature of a virus or different harmful purposes, however detects them utilizing its DL AI-based engine. According to HP, the Sure Sense can detect 99% of unknown malware in 20 milliseconds.
In addition to its ‘trained’ engine, HP’s Sure Sense additionally sends a hash of a suspect file to HP’s “File Reputation Cloud” to get a verdict by an knowledgeable whether or not it’s a identified risk or not. In this fashion, Sure Sense works identical to some other antivirus.
HP will begin to preload its Sure Sense software program to its new sixth-generation EliteBook 800-series in addition to HP ZBook 14u and 15u workstations, however finally it is going to be used for just about all PCs by HP.
HP’s Endpoint Security Controller
In addition to its Sure Sense software program, HP additionally launched its new {hardware} Endpoint Security Controller that allows the corporate’s new implementations of its Sure Start (safety towards assaults on system BIOS), Sure Run (hardware-enforced utility resistance with automated community isolation) and Sure Recover capabilities.
HP doesn’t disclose all particulars about its Endpoint Security Controller, although it seems to be like a separate piece of {hardware} with embedded software program that doesn’t want an working system to carry out its capabilities. The controller is built-in into HP’s sixth-generation EliteBook 800-series in addition to HP ZBook 14u and 15u workstations, however finally will probably be used for the corporate’s different PCs as nicely.
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Source: HP
