New Intel chip designed to foil hackers

[Venustus]

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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29404805/new-intel-chip-designed-foil-hackers

Intel took the wraps off a new password security-on-a-chip system Tuesday designed to foil hackers who use fake emails to trick employees into revealing their user names and passwords.
It could even give future corporate IT managers the option of eliminating those long, ever-changing passwords and replacing them with short PIN numbers or simply with fingerprints plus other identifiers.Called Intel Authenticate, it will be added to the company's line of sixth-generation processors and tested by select businesses in the coming months before entering production, said Tom Garrison, an Intel vice president.
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[SloppyMcFloppy]

Intel better stop release new processors jeez man, the more they release the faster i feels like my 4th gen i7-4790k getting old and obsolete.

 

[Sana]

Weren't dual authentication or tokens enough?

In the end, I believe it is upto the user to be careful and spot the phishing scams. Don't know if anyone remembers the legend where people gave their passwords away for a free candy or lolli.

 

[LabZero]

Well, I hope that old ... "problems" are solved:

Expert Says NSA Have Backdoors Built Into Intel And AMD Processors

 

[frogboy]

Well, I hope that old ... "problems" are solved:

Expert Says NSA Have Backdoors Built Into Intel And AMD Processors

I wonder if we will ever know.

 

[TheJokerz]

Wonder how long this will be "secure" for?

 

[DracusNarcrym]

Intel had better start focusing on pushing more future-proof products than indirectly pressuring consumers to upgrade just for an extra security feature.

 

[TheJokerz]

Intel had better start focusing on pushing more future-proof products than indirectly pressuring consumers to upgrade for just an extra security feature.

I could not agree more!