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[tuftedduck]

That's a bit of a shake up in the security stakes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11025866

[roseway]

That's an interesting move. I wonder what security features they intend to put into CPUs?

[UncleUB]

I wonder if I'll get a free processor upgrade. 

[Zoe]

Hi 


Perhaps McAfee Not Doing So Well... See Here: http://www.howtogeek.com/news/mcafee-internet-security-and-trend-micro-fail-the-av-test-virus-killing-test/399/

Is why they're happy to get rid 


Zoe

[tuftedduck]

Do Intel make processors/chips for routers/modems ?

It has always seemed to me a little strange that we all load our PCs with security programs, anti-virus, anti-malware etc and yet leave the processor in a router largely unprotected...... despite the fact that all out traffic goes through that chip.
I have been reading recently of malware infecting routers and at the moment the only defense seems to be to regularly change your router username and passwords with something very sophisticated.........and that will not hold off a determined attacker for any length of time..

[roseway]

Routers are Linux computers, and their security provisions are part of their internal configuration. So they're not unprotected, but it's possible that some manufacturers' firmware has vulnerabilities which others don't. And of course, just like any other computer, the user can degrade the security by using weak (or non-existent) passwords and leaving the wireless network unsecured.