Dell has announced a new partnership with Cylance. This partnership comes to add a new level of security to motherboards.
What does this mean; It means adding a new BIOS integrity engine that can detect corrupted or malicious startup images when loading the operating system.
Dell seems to have been aware of the threat posed by bootkit malware, one of the most serious security threats, since even trained professionals are finding it difficult to remove malicious software.
Of course rootkits have been around for many years, but last summer, after Hacking Team's systems were breached, the researchers security researchers realized how vastly expanded the hacking arsenal was in particular malware.
Last (last week) VirusTotal announced a firmware scanning feature. Today, Dell has announced its own tool to address this threat.
It's called Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, and is a simple but effective mechanism for scanning the data boot to protect users from bootkit malware.
The new maker's tool will work after booting and will send the already loaded post-boot image to a secure cloud server where it compares it with a list of BIOS images issued by Dell's laboratories.
The only thing in this tool is that you will not need signature boot signatures to validate their authenticity.
Cylance's AI technology will enable detection of infected images using a dynamic mathematics models.
Customers who want the new security feature will need to buy a special Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise.
