The devices that connect us make incredible things possible, but these connections also provide additional points of vulnerability that malicious actors can exploit. In fact, some estimates predict that cyber attacks will cost organizations as much as $10.5 trillion USD by 2025.1 And according to one estimate, recovering from the damage of a cyber attack takes about 277 days.2
While newer tech such as artificial intelligence (AI) offers improvements in productivity and business operations for many organizations, it also leaves data vulnerable to more sophisticated cyber attacks. With each advancement in technology, tech industry leaders must shift strategies to effectively counter cyber criminals as they find new ways to attain and exploit data. To thwart these threats and keep data safe, every data center component—from servers and storage to networks, software, and firmware–needs built-in protection. Protection starts with supply chain tampering mitigations on the manufacturing floor and continues through the transportation process and customer use. And attacks no longer stop at the data center walls. Organizations with a presence in the cloud face additional challenges in keeping data secure.
Together, Dell and AMD provide a purpose-built cyber resilient architecture that helps organizations adopt a Zero Trust strategy, embracing the idea that system components are vulnerable at each link in the chain and offering protection at every point. A Zero Trust strategy uses strong, identity-based policies for every IT asset along with “least privilege” principles for access. Dell Cyber Resilient Architecture includes in-depth features centered around boot integrity and data protection as well as security features in Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC). Dell PowerEdge servers are anchored with a silicon-based Root of Trust (RoT) that establishes a chain of trust for cryptographic verification of hardware and software components on the server. AMD Infinity Guard provides an additional layer of security that decreases the potential of attack during software boot and execution. AMD Infinity Guard encompasses several additional security features, including Platform Secure Boot and Platform Secure Processor, that ensure PowerEdge servers are protected at each stage in their lifecycle.