Facebook today announced it has acquired encryption startup PrivateCore, which specializes in protecting servers from malware threats, unauthorized physical access, and malicious hardware devices. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. PrivateCore focuses on securing data-in-use on x86 servers with software-based attestation, full-memory encryption, and operating system hardening. Its vCage technology achieves this to protect against threats such as cold boot attacks, hardware advanced persistent threats, rootkits/bootkits, computer hardware supply chain attacks, and physical threats to servers from insiders. With Facebook, PrivateCore will be able to push the limits of scaling its security software. Facebook says it plans to...
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