McAfee Delivers on Mobile Security Vision to Protect Devices, Data and Apps for Consumers and Organizations

 

McAfee Delivers on Mobile Security Vision to Protect Devices, Data and
Apps for Consumers and Organizations

Momentum Grows with New Mobile Security Solutions, Global Partnerships
and Industry Recognition

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, SPAIN - Feb. 27, 2012 -McAfee today
announced a series of technology advancements that deliver upon its
vision of providing comprehensive mobile security and privacy protection
for devices, data and apps. McAfee® Enterprise Mobility Management
(EMM™) 10.0, available now, includes significant security updates for
enterprise customers to enable ‘bring your own device’ practices.
With EMM 10.0, IT professionals will have improved control to identify,
secure and assign policies to both employee- and business-owned
smartphones and tablets.

“Mobile devices are continuing to grow rapidly and have become a
staple in work, life and play,” said John Thode, executive vice
president and general manager of McAfee’s consumer, mobile and small
business unit. “As a result, consumers and organizations need to
ensure these devices are protected from loss, data theft and malware
that can be distributed via direct downloads, links, email attachments
and text messaging. We’re excited about our 2012 line-up of mobile
security products and the new features and functionally that will help
smartphone and tablet users experience a worry-free mobile computing
experience.”

Expanded Data Security, Application Security and Ease of Administration


McAfee EMM software gives enterprises the ability to offer their
employees mobile device choice, while delivering secure and easy access
to mobile corporate applications. With secure mobile application access,
strong authentication, and compliance reporting via the McAfee® ePolicy
Orchestrator® platform, McAfee EMM software brings the same level of
control to mobile devices - including employee-owned smartphones and
tablets - that IT applies to laptops and desktops. New features and
functionality include:
● Expanded Data Security: Email “Sandboxing” for iOS prevents
corporate email from being forwarded from a personal mailbox and Block
iCloud Backup for iOS prevents the user from moving corporate data from
device to iCloud. Next month, McAfee plans to release an integrated
Secure Container for Android that segregates corporate email, calendar
and contacts from personal data, according to corporate security
policies.
● Enhanced Application Security: Application Blacklisting for Android
and iOS allows the administrator to define a set of applications and
block access. Administrators can also block untrusted SSL certificates
to prevent access to malicious sites.
● Ease of Administration: Bulk provisioning for Android and iOS
expedites the authorization of mobile devices to large groups of
enterprise users; increased scalability  enables management of up to
15,000 devices per server.

McAfee is also announcing a new version of McAfee VirusScan® Mobile
Security for Enterprise.  IT departments can now deploy comprehensive
anti-malware security across all employee- and business-owned Android
devices.  McAfee VirusScan Mobile prevents malware from entering the
corporate domain with automatic, up-to-date scanning for malware in
files, memory cards, applications, Internet downloads and text messages.
 Designed specifically for mobile devices, McAfee VirusScan Mobile for
Enterprise is unmatched in ease of use, low power consumption, and rapid
file scanning.

Enhanced Protection for Consumers

Earlier this month, McAfee announced McAfee® Mobile Security 2.0 for
consumers, which offers an all-encompassing approach to elude mobile
security threats and to protect a user’s privacy when using
smartphones and Android tablets. McAfee Mobile Security combines
powerful antivirus, anti-theft, call and SMS filtering, and web and app
protection. It was also recently awarded with the LAPTOP Magazin
e
“Editors’ Choice” award for best mobile security app.

McAfee has been cementing its leadership position with many of the
principal figures in the mobile industry globally, including Lenovo, NTT
Docomo, Softbank, Singtel, Vodafone Australia, Sprint and many others in
order to continuously provide users with confidence to explore
everything the new mobile world has to offer.  When users select new
apps, shop online, browse social networks, or use their phone for
banking and payments, McAfee mobile security solutions are there to
protect them.

Additional Information

For more information on McAfee’s consumer to enterprise mobile
security offerings, please visit www.mcafee.com/mobilesecurity. McAfee
can also be seen the week of Feb. 27 at Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona, Spain, at the Intel booth in Hall 8 and at the RSA Conference
in San Francisco, CA at McAfee Booth #1117 or Intel Booth #1324.

About McAfee
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC),
is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee
delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure
systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users
to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more
securely. Backed by its unrivaled Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee
creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the
public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance
with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify
vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security.
McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep
our customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com.

McAfee Canada is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, with regional
offices across Canada. The company's Consumer Software Research and
Development facility in based in Waterloo, Ontario.

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