Looking to fight cryptojacking, BlackBerry today announced the release of BlackBerry Optics v2.5.1100 with runs on Intel-based computers and helps detect cryptomining and cryptojacking.
"Given the cost associated with mining cryptocurrency and the payments of ransomware demands on the decline, cryptojacking becomes an attractive option for threat actors to generate revenue," said Josh Lemos, VP, Research & Intelligence. "With our new cryptojacking detection and response capabilities, we're looking to make this practice a thing of the past, providing enterprises and their employees with a turn-key solution that will enable them to thwart cryptojacking attempts and ensure their software and hardware are used for their intended purposes. The days of exploiting unsuspecting users for free CPU time are over."
"As hackers use more sophisticated tactics to bypass detection, it's more important than ever to have built-in hardware security features," said Stephanie Hallford, Intel Vice President of the Client Computing Group and General Manager of Business Client Platforms. "Building on top of the built-for-business Intel vPro platform, enabled by Intel Hardware Shield, BlackBerry takes advantage of hardware visibility to offer advanced security protection, and we applaud them for this release."
Collaborating with Intel, BlackBerry Optics works with the Intel vPro platform as well as Intel Hardware Shield to effectively stop cryptojacking while offering easy configuration and minimal processor impact. If you're looking to learn more about BlackBerry Optics, you can find those details right here or check out the this BlackBerry blog post.
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