INTEL TOUTS ANTI-THEFT TECH FOR LAPTOPS

Intel today publicized the proposal it hopes that will make it much less sought-after for criminals to steal notebooks. The aim is to build the capability to lock down a machine's storage space and probable even the processor itself if it's conked of by the stealers. Intel’s Anti-Theft Technology (ATT) is not yet ready for incorporation into new machines, but with research revealing that even purchasers now rate data protection 2nd only to performance among the directory of desirable attributes new notebooks should possess, the chip manufacturing giant clearly thinks it's time to get moving on this issue. For the reason that it's early days for the ATT technology, precise details are slim Intel's Mobility Group chief, Dadi Perlmutter, today could only reveal a very extensive overview of ATT. However, the proposal will seek to put in place the innovative hardware within the system to disable notebooks booted without authorization and to prevent access even to the stored information. Hard disk drives with an on-board data encryption previously exist, but Intel clearly anticipates encouraging more storage sellers to do so, and to add the technology even on to the solid-state drives SSD’s too. That secures information but it does not dishearten theft encrypted drives can be duly replaced hence the ability to tie-up actual system operation into the OS login process or a password encrypted earlier in the start-up series could deter unlawful entrants in the 1st place by making the hardware itself totally valueless if stolen.