Intel Corporation

Mrigank Shekhar

Vishwa Hassan

Manish Dave

Bhaskar D Gowda

Rita H Wouhaybi

Timothy Verrall

Steven J Birkel

Vincent J Zimmer

Kushagra V Vaid

Michael A Rothman

Lee G Rosenbaum

A device and method for provided access to distributed data sources includes a cloud security server configured to associate any number of data sources and client devices with a cloud security server account. The cloud security server assigns trust levels to the data sources and the client devices. A client device requests data from the cloud security server. The cloud security server authenticates the client device and verifies the trust levels of the client device and the requested data. If verified, the cloud security server brokers a connection between the client device and the data source, and the client device accesses the requested data. Data sources may include cloud service providers and local storage devices. The cloud security server may assign a trust level to a client device for a limited time or revoke a trust level assigned to a client device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Device and methods for management and access of distributed data sources

Methods and systems that allow a user to see the people or groups who have access to files that are maintained by a plurality of cloud content sharing services. In particular, the user may see what specific party has access to each particular file or directory, regardless of multiple cloud content sharing services involved. Moreover, a user interface and exposed application program interface allows the user to manipulate the permissions, e.g., granting access, to another person or group, to a file or directory. The user interface may also allow the user to terminate access to the file or directory for a person or group. The user's action to change a permission may be effected independently of the particular cloud content sharing service.

Unifying interface for cloud content sharing services

Input/output controllers and methods of operation thereof that may provide high-throughput data services to processing circuitry is described. The input/output controllers may make use of cache coherent data links and/or switch fabric to improve data throughput and decrease latency in the communication.

Cache coherent, high-throughput input/output controller

Embodiments of systems and methods for geo-location of a computing resource are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a first computing device determines a geographical location of the first device. The first device accesses an identifier of a second computing device and associates the location with the second device. The first device transmits a notification of the location being associated with the second device to the second device. In response to receiving the notification, the second device periodically transmits a message to the first device. The second device may detect a disconnection of a wired connection coupling the second device with an external system. In response to the detection, the second device ceases the periodic transmission of the message. The first device dissociates the location from the second device based on an elapsed time period since reception of a most recent one of the messages exceeding a predetermined time period.

Secure geo-location of a computing resource

In some embodiments, the invention involves a system and method relating to secure booting of a platform. In at least one embodiment, the present invention is intended to securely boot a platform using one or more signature keys stored in a secure location on the platform, where access to the signature is by a microcontroller on the platform and the host processor has no direct access to alter the signature key. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Server active management technology (AMT) assisted secure boot

A basic input/output system may be stored on two different memories coupled to active management technology firmware and a trusted platform module. The trusted platform module ensures that access to the correct memory. One of the memories is selected to store an update of the basic input/output system.

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Camas, WA, United States of America

Mrigank Shekhar