You're listening to the CyberWire X, a series of specials where we highlight important

security topics affecting organizations worldwide.

I'm Dave Bitner.

Today's episode is titled, Is Enhanced Hardware Security the answer to ransomware?

With the recent onslaught of ransomware attacks coming across healthcare institutions,

critical infrastructure, and the public sector, it's clear that ransomware isn't going anywhere.

But given how common ransomware attacks have become, how is it that we've been unable to put a stop to them?

Companies often overlook the

role that hardware security plays in meeting this challenge and that oversight

has become a bad actor actors dream.

A program note, each CyberWire X special features two segments.

In the first part of the show, we'll hear from industry experts on the topic at hand, and

in the second part, we'll hear from our show sponsor for

their point of view and speaking of sponsors here's a word from our

sponsor Intel. With businesses facing increasing numbers, types, complexity, and severity of cyber attacks, looking beyond software

to leverage the power of hardware is imperative.

Hardware security matters more than ever as cyber attacks evolve to evade detection by software-only security methods.

Intel Hardware Shield, exclusively found on the Intel V-Pro platform, provides built-in hardware security capabilities to help

organizations protect, detect and recover from cyber attacks. Product

assurance, security technologies and practices must constantly evolve to stay ahead of

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platform making exceptional security possible yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

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