Even more distressing, said Fey, was the possibility for adaptation to other attacks. He said that as malware writers become more comfortable developing kernel-level attacks, the method could be used to facilitate any number of fraudulent activities.Source: The Inquirer
In response, the company believes that security tools will need to move down to the kernel level, building security protections directly into the hardware itself.
Since the company's purchase by Intel, hardware integration has been a top priority for McAfee. Though the strategic angle has been stressed, executives said that the benefits of the Intel deal go beyond access to the chipmaker's products and designs.
McAfee stresses need for hardware-level antivirus protection
Posted on Wednesday, October 24 2012 @ 14:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck