What You Need To Know About The Intel Management Engine

Intel® Management Engine Driver for Windows 8.1* and Windows® 10. Provides Intel® Management Engine Driver for Windows 8.1* and Windows® 10 Supporting 6th,7th and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family (Sky Lake,Kaby Lake and Kaby Lake R). Driver: Windows 10, 32-bit* Windows 10, 64-bit* Windows 8.1, 32-bit* Windows 8.1, 64-bit What is Intel® Management Engine? Nov 09, 2017 Support for Intel® Management Engine

Overview. This technology operates independently of the platform processor and operating system. Remote platform management applications can access it securely (even when the platform is off) as long as the platform is connected to AC power and has wireless and wired network connections.

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified with certain versions of Intel Active Management Technology, Management Engine Firmware, and Management Engine Software. The Cumulative Security update and WPA2 vulnerability fix impacts ME versions 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, and 8.x.

Nov 09, 2017

Dec 11, 2017 · Intel’s Management Engine is only a small part of a collection of tools, hardware, and software hidden deep inside some the latest Intel CPUs. These chips and software first appeared in the Dec 13, 2017 · The proposed Management Engine version 12 hardware-based protection is better, he said, but that doesn't change the fundamental problem with the technology. "The ME [Management Engine] hardware still ships on all Intel CPUs; the ME firmware (where this Positive Technologies security exploit is at) is still required by Intel," he said.