Intel Corp reveals 6th generation f Intel Core vPro processors
20 Jan 2016
Intel Corporation has revealed its 6th Generation Intel Core vPro processor family, which aims to address the security and productivity demands of large businesses with authentication security for 2 in 1s, Ultrabooks, All-in-Ones as also the latest desktops.
Intel intends to address the issue of hacking of PCs with stolen credentials, through a preview of a new security innovation called Intel Authenticate for businesses to start internally testing and qualifying. Intel Authenticate, a hardware-enhanced, multifactor authentication solution works to strengthen identity protection on the PC.
For identity verification, Intel Authenticate takes a three factor approach, with users being asked to provide, ''something they knew'', such as a personal identification number; ''something they had,'' including a mobile phone; and ''something were,'' like a fingerprint.
It could choose from multiple hardened factors of authentication, based on company policies, and no longer had to rely solely on employees remembering complicated passwords. Intel Authenticate is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7, 8 and 10, and had been made available for customers to preview.
Better known by its codename 'Skylake', the sixth-gen family of Core processors the launch which would happen in phases, had started with models for consumer desktops and notebooks last year.
Biometric match patterns and signed certificates are encrypted and stored in the CPU itself, which is typically not accessible to malware. All sixth-gen Core vPro processors would come with Intel Authenticate, which was currently available only as a preview for IT administrators to evaluate.
An additional feature like Intel Unite, works to improve the ease of secure workplace collaboration, while Intel Small Business Advantage, helps businesses manage and lock down small groups of PCs.
According to Intel, its newest processors would work 2.5X faster with 30X better integrated graphics, while enabling 3X longer battery life as against five-year-old models. The new process would also shrink laptops making them thinner and lighter than those of a similar age.