BlackBerry and Intel will fight with hidden miners

BlackBerry is working on a solution for hardware-based protection of the operating system againsthidden mining onfirmware level.

BlackBerry has added a new feature to its EDR platform. Optics is a malware detection system based on Intel technology.Collaborative development makes it easy to detect abnormal system behavior that indicatesfor hidden cryptocurrency mining on the device.

BlackBerry claims its EDR cryptojack“Practically does not affect the processor” in Windows 10 systems running Optics, which allows “detect and reduce the likelihood of crypto jacking with greater accuracy and consistent results for all types of workloads."

Optics operates on the basis of machine learning, which can adapt to evolving security situations "without human intervention."

The fight against gray miners is getting biggermore relevant every month. Malicious programs can slow down infected machines, increase energy costs and damage equipment.

New strains of malware that captureWindows computers are detected monthly. According to Kaspersky Lab, in the first three months of 2020 alone, the number of crypto attacks on Southeast Asian countries increased by 300%.

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