Secure-NCM by Axiado provides smart network interfaces and security for network switches and 5G networks across campus, datacenter, and service providers. It is powered by the Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU) and offers unique control/management plane SmartNIC capabilities for boot- and run-time operations. Secure-NCM integrates platform security, network security, and anomaly detection capabilities into a single chip. It helps protect platform assets and detect vulnerabilities or attacks in real-time. Secure-NCM is designed to safeguard network infrastructure products like switches, service provider routers, and 5G base stations, providing comprehensive protection including firmware protection, side-channel attack protection, DoS, privilege escalation, and vulnerability detection at boot- and run-time.