Qualcomm is positioning its new Snapdragon Guardian platform as a rival to

Managing and securing the growing number of connected PCs is becoming harder as cyberattacks and data breaches continue to rise.

Qualcomm is positioning its new Snapdragon Guardian platform as a rival to Intel’s widely used vPro system, offering out-of-band management and security features designed for PCs.

Unlike conventional approaches, Guardian works even when devices are powered down, offline or unbootable.

Snapdragon X2 Elite

The technology will debut in the upcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite platform and combines hardware, firmware and cloud services.

Qualcomm says Guardian is compatible with existing IT management ...