Software Guard Extensions

Thales and Intel Collaborate to Enhance Trust in Confidential Computing

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Thales , the leading global technology and security provider, today announced a collaboration leveraging Thales CipherTrust Data Security platform to deliver end-to-end data security using confidential computing and trusted attestation backed by Intel® Trust Authority .

Key Points: 
  • Thales , the leading global technology and security provider, today announced a collaboration leveraging Thales CipherTrust Data Security platform to deliver end-to-end data security using confidential computing and trusted attestation backed by Intel® Trust Authority .
  • Thales' collaboration with Intel combines the industry leading CipherTrust Data Security Platform with the verifiable attestation service from Intel® Trust Authority to protect data in use and workloads while delivering seamless end-to-end data security.
  • By using trusted attestation from Intel, Thales’ CipherTrust Data Security Platform can ensure sensitive workloads are never decrypted outside of an Intel® TEE, Intel® Trust Domain Extension (TDX) or Intel® Software Guard Extension (SGX).
  • Together, Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform, Intel Confidential Computing technologies and Intel® Trust Authority provide customers the tools they need to do so.

Confidential Computing Market to reach $184.5 Billion, Globally, by 2032 at 46.8% CAGR: Allied Market Research

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Friday, September 8, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Confidential Computing Market by Component (Hardware, Software, Service), Deployment Mode (On-premise and Cloud), Application (Data Security, Security Enclaves, Pellucidity between Users, and Others), End User (BFSI, IT and Telecom, Healthcare, Retail and E-commerce, Manufacturing, Government and Public Sector, and Others), and Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023-2032." According to the report, the global generated $4.1 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $184.5 billion by 2032, witnessing a CAGR of 46.8% from 2023 to 2032.

Key Points: 
  • The COVID-19 pandemic had significantly affected the scale of the confidential computing market.
  • The pandemic had brought to light the dangers and vulnerabilities linked to data breaches and cyberattacks, highlighting the significance of confidential computing for maintaining data security and privacy.
  • The pandemic also had a substantial effect on the confidential computing business in the healthcare sector.
  • The healthcare sector handled very private patient information, such as medical records, identifying information, and research data.

Confidential Computing Market to reach $184.5 Billion, Globally, by 2032 at 46.8% CAGR: Allied Market Research

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Friday, September 8, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Confidential Computing Market by Component (Hardware, Software, Service), Deployment Mode (On-premise and Cloud), Application (Data Security, Security Enclaves, Pellucidity between Users, and Others), End User (BFSI, IT and Telecom, Healthcare, Retail and E-commerce, Manufacturing, Government and Public Sector, and Others), and Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023-2032." According to the report, the global generated $4.1 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $184.5 billion by 2032, witnessing a CAGR of 46.8% from 2023 to 2032.

Key Points: 
  • The COVID-19 pandemic had significantly affected the scale of the confidential computing market.
  • The pandemic had brought to light the dangers and vulnerabilities linked to data breaches and cyberattacks, highlighting the significance of confidential computing for maintaining data security and privacy.
  • The pandemic also had a substantial effect on the confidential computing business in the healthcare sector.
  • The healthcare sector handled very private patient information, such as medical records, identifying information, and research data.

HiddenLayer Announces Machine Learning Security Collaboration with Intel

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HiddenLayer, a Gartner recognized AI Application Security company, is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with Intel Corporation to deliver a comprehensive hardware and software-based ML security solution for organizations in regulated and compliance-focused industries.

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  • "At Intel, we understand the importance of securing the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and machine learning.
  • Our collaboration with HiddenLayer represents a significant step forward in delivering a robust end-to-end ML security solution for organizations in regulated and compliance-focused industries.
  • Plans for the collaboration include the continued technical integration of the HiddenLayer MLDR product with Intel SGX.
  • Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

Nfina Technologies Receives VMware ESXi 8.0 Certification for Three New Products

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

"1 With ESXi, "The hypervisor runs virtual machines.

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  • "1 With ESXi, "The hypervisor runs virtual machines.
  • Each virtual machine has a set of configuration and disk files that together perform all the functions of a physical machine.
  • Warren Nicholson, President/CEO of Nfina, says, "Receiving ESXi certification is a stringent and lengthy process.
  • I am happy to have our three newest servers approved and listed in the VMware Certification Guide."

Decentralized Think Tank Publishes Industry Update Regarding The Future of Cyber Security for Blockchain Exchanges

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Monday, January 2, 2023

Following the recent FTX debacle, The Decentralized Think Tank released an industry update on the topic of cyber security for crypto exchanges.

Key Points: 
  • Following the recent FTX debacle, The Decentralized Think Tank released an industry update on the topic of cyber security for crypto exchanges.
  • Confidential computing offers a solution by providing an additional layer of security for data being processed in hot wallets.
  • Their solution architecture debuts an HSM-based confidential computing platform that is designed to protect blockchain platforms from cyber threats.
  • These are just a few examples of companies that are using HSMs in conjunction with confidential computing to protect blockchain platforms.

Opaque Systems, Pioneer in Confidential Computing, Unveils the First Multi-Party Confidential AI and Analytics Platform

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opaque Systems, the pioneers of secure multi-party analytics and AI for Confidential Computing, today announced the latest advancements in Confidential AI and Analytics with the unveiling of its platform. The Opaque platform, built to unlock use cases in Confidential Computing, is created by the inventors of the popular MC2 open source project which was conceived in the RISELab at UC Berkeley. The Opaque Platform uniquely enables data scientists within and across organizations to securely share data and perform collaborative analytics directly on encrypted data protected by Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). The platform further accelerates Confidential Computing use cases by enabling data scientists to leverage their existing SQL and Python skills to run analytics and machine learning while working with confidential data, overcoming the data analytics challenges inherent in TEEs due to their strict protection of how data is accessed and used. The Opaque platform advancements come on the heels of Opaque announcing its $22M Series A funding,

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opaque Systems , the pioneers of secure multi-party analytics and AI for Confidential Computing, today announced the latest advancements in Confidential AI and Analytics with the unveiling of its platform.
  • "The Opaque Confidential AI and Analytics Platform solves this challenge by enabling data scientists and analysts to perform scalable, secure analytics and machine learning directly on encrypted data within enclaves to unlock Confidential Computing use cases."
  • To learn more about Opaque's Confidential AI and Analytics Platform, go to www.opaque.co .
  • Commercializing the open source MC2 technology invented at UC Berkeley by its founders, Opaque System provides the first collaborative analytics and AI platform for Confidential Computing.

Intel and Penn Medicine Announce Results of Largest Medical Federated Learning Study

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Monday, December 5, 2022

(Credit: Intel Corporation)

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  • (Credit: Intel Corporation)
    Federated learning has tremendous potential across numerous domains, particularly within healthcare, as shown by our research with Penn Medicine.
  • Our work with Penn Medicine has the potential to positively impact patients across the globe and we look forward to continuing to explore the promise of federated learning.
  • Whats Next: Through this project, Intel Labs and Penn Medicine have created a proof of concept for using federated learning to gain knowledge from data.
  • Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

BeeKeeperAI Applies Sightless Computing Technology to Pediatric Rare Disease Project

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

This project marks the first time that confidential computing technology has been leveraged to support sightless computation by an algorithm against protected health information.

Key Points: 
  • This project marks the first time that confidential computing technology has been leveraged to support sightless computation by an algorithm against protected health information.
  • This project is an important milestone in the development of the rare disease solution by the Evidence Lab, said Robin Roberts, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Novartis Biome.
  • Rare diseases are often challenging to diagnose and if left untreated, they can significantly diminish a patients quality of life.
  • The Novartis project leveraged Microsoft Azures confidential computing environment utilizing an Intel SGX secure enclave.

Hacks And Data Leaks Are Plaguing Web3 – Is There a Cure?

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expensive Crypto Hacks Are Becoming Part of Web3 Life .

Key Points: 
  • New York, NY, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expensive Crypto Hacks Are Becoming Part of Web3 Life .
  • According to the Certik web3 cybersecurity report, there have been $2 billion in losses due to web3 security breaches in 2022 alone.
  • Such an environment (meaning both the web3 security problems and its portrayal in the media) can have a devastating impact on the web3 traction on its way to mass adoption.
  • Perfect provisioning, local data sovereignty, and Intel SGX availability underpin the cost-effectiveness, reliability, and security of Super Protocol's service offerings."