Technology
Making a Difference in the World with Privacy and Security Technologies
Laura Martinez, Director of Data Center Security Marketing
The other day I was thinking about what it means to make a difference in the world. How do we spend each day? Are we part of something bigger and better than just ourselves? If I consider my role as a security marketer at Intel — is it making a difference for good? If we work for a company that is making the world a better place for all of us — and if I do my job right — I can make the world better and tell our stories in a way that drives others to change the world for the better, too.
For instance, the story we find at the University of Pennsylvania. Their success in improving brain tumor detection is literally changing lives. UPenn made this dream a reality last year when they collaborated with more than a dozen research hospitals in the exchange of patient data — all with the goal of detecting brain tumors in close to real time with cryptographic accelerators that speed up processing time. When I place myself in the shoes of the patient -the diagnosis is unknown. The doctor recommends an MRI but tells me it’s unlikely the MRI will be reviewed by the neurologist for at least a few months. I think of the stress — and the worry… Imagine being told there is new technology that securely processes scans from dozens of hospitals to ensure that your anomaly is immediately categorized and you will know if you’re out of the woods almost as soon as the scan is complete. Intel provided the hardware security technology to make that dream a reality, while also supporting the research hospital in their scientific study with Intel engineers to help make the detection rates as close to perfect as possible.
In the past, I have shared how the exponential growth in data is fueling a paradigm shift where concerns for digital security, safety, privacy, and an expanding attack surface require a new approach to protecting data. It seems that every day, a different headline is released around security breaches affecting even the largest and most well-equipped organization. This has become even more prevalent as everything moves from the edge of the network to the cloud. Intel’s zero-trust security solutions allow business transformation while providing the extra benefit of being rooted in silicon. Intel hardware and software-based security create a more trusted foundation for protecting data in all its phases: at rest, in flight, and in use.
We all understand that data sovereignty in highly regulated industries like government, healthcare, and fintech is critical, prohibiting even the most basic data insights because it cannot be moved to a centralized location for model training.
Confidential computing powered by Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) changes all of that.
One way to use this technology is through the process of federated learning, which is a privacy-preserving, distributed learning model that addresses the challenges associated with gleaning insights from data in a decentralized way while mitigating the concerns regarding privacy and security. Intel has been a leader in establishing the confidential computing arena — helping you to process and consolidate data without revealing it.
There is a difference between privacy and security. Privacy is reflecting a level of confidence that your asset will be secured. Security is ensuring that what you want to stay private, is private. Intel SGX is the most researched, updated, and battle-tested trusted execution environment available for the data center today. It has the smallest potential attack surface within the system and is the core enabling technology for confidential computing leaders like Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, and IBM Cloud Data Guard.
With this technology available from the client all the way through the data center platforms, you have the ability to change the world for the better — you just have to imagine the possibilities. Learn more about how you can change the world and secure even the most sensitive data at Intel.com/SGX
About the Author: Laura Martinez
Laura Martinez directs marketing strategy for cybersecurity at Intel Corporation. Laura has spoken on a wide variety of topics including artificial intelligence, analytics, as well as IT security spanning healthcare, banking, and transportation. Laura has been a key contributor to Intel’s participation in Cyberweek and RSA, focusing efforts to translate customer security needs into everyday language.
Laura spent the first part of her career in IT security at Trend Micro, where she managed Premium Support Services before moving into program & product management. After moving into product management, she saw a gap in the market and proposed a new security solution that was sold in the consumer market. In her tenure at Trend Micro, she found that there was a growing need for security in the healthcare market, and joined UC Davis Medical Center, where she managed the areas of IT Communications and Analytics before joining Intel Corp in their security marketing division.
Laura has a Bachelor of Science in Management and a Master of Science in Informatics from the University of California, Davis.
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