McAfee Leads in Enterprise Endpoint Protection and Performance; Unifies Customers approach to Emerging Security Threats
For Immediate Release
McAfee Leads in Enterprise Endpoint Protection and Performance; Unifies
Customers approach to Emerging Security Threats
Endpoint Security Solutions Excel in Protection Against Advanced
Threats - Outranking the Competition
Santa Clara, Calif. - May 2, 2011 - McAfee today announced several
market validations of its enterprise endpoint security technology, with
independent proof of superior threat detection and endpoint performance,
powered by a unique unified threat intelligence system and integrated
management platform.
McAfee® endpoint security provides continuous, updated and powerful
security against the entire spectrum of threats, from zero-day exploits
to hacker attacks. As a core component of the McAfee Security Connected
framework, McAfee endpoint security provides complete protection for all
endpoints, including virtualized environments and all platforms such as
Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Mobile and Embedded devices, ensuring secure,
seamless access to business applications and corporate data.
Unlike other security companies who offer a fragmented management
strategy with multiple infrastructures, overlapping functionality and in
some cases up to a dozen different management systems, McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator® platform is the only enterprise-class security management
system to provide unified management of endpoint, data and network
security. The ePolicy Orchestrator platform provides an extensible
framework for security management and integrated workflow automation
with over 100 McAfee Security Innovation Alliance partners.
McAfee Enterprise Endpoint Security leads in industry tests:
● McAfee rises to the top in enterprise-class endpoint security
testing: NSS Labs, a leader in enterprise class security solutions
testing, completed a series of group tests to evaluate the overall
effectiveness of corporate endpoint protection solutions. McAfee
Endpoint Protection suites featuring the combination of McAfee®
VirusScan® Enterprise 8.8 software, McAfee® Host IPS 8.0 and McAfee®
Site Advisor® Enterprise 3.0 software met or beat all tested competitors
in all 14 threat categories tested. The testing addressed advanced
threat vectors and included in-depth analysis of the latest anti-evasion
techniques - the ability of cybercriminals to trick and circumvent
endpoint protection products. View the report at
http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/system-protection/nss-labs.aspx.
● McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.8 software showed highest
performance in benchmark tests by AV-Test: The performance impact on
endpoints introduced by traditional antivirus products has resulted in
impacts to productivity and end user satisfaction. VirusScan Enterprise
8.8 software has introduced a new smart caching and advanced memory
management technology which led to dramatically reduced malware scan
times, beating all major market competitors in the test. Along with scan
speed, VirusScan 8.8 software led all vendors tested in data throughput,
which is a key indicator of product performance. View the report at
http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/system-protection/av-test.aspx.
“Enterprises trust McAfee endpoint security to provide the
most comprehensive threat intelligence managed under a single
infrastructure,” said Candace Worley, senior vice president and
general manager, endpoint security at McAfee. “McAfee is committed to
leveraging its worldwide footprint to meet customers’ needs and this
latest release of VirusScan Enterprise software is a testament to that
as validated by multiple independent reviews. McAfee VirusScan
Enterprise software is the world’s most widely adopted anti-malware
product, deployed to over 60 million corporate endpoints.”
McAfee Differentiators:
● McAfee Management for Optimized Virtualized Environments (MOVE):
a vendor-independent platform in which McAfee and partners can provide
technology specifically designed for virtualized en
vironments. Unlike
other approaches which lock users into one virtualization vendor, McAfee
MOVE can be used to optimize security in VMware, Microsoft HyperV and
Citrix environments. In addition, all virtualized security products are
managed by the ePolicy Orchestrator platform, providing a unified view
of all endpoints whether they are virtual or physical.
● McAfee Global Threat Intelligence™: a cloud-based threat
intelligence system that uses more than 100 million sensors in 120
countries to continuously scan for emerging threats, then passes
protection information to McAfee endpoint and network products deployed
worldwide. The McAfee Global Threat Intelligence cloud matches incoming
data streams with known or suspected threats and returns to the
supported products unique intelligence on what is happening at each
touch point. Unlike other cloud based threat intelligence systems,
McAfee uses such intelligence techniques as File, Web, Message and
Network Connection Reputation and Web Category.
For more information about McAfee Endpoint Security visit
http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/system-protection/index.aspx. To
watch a video on malware detection visit
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid65694806001?bctid=45557614001&iframe=true&width=700&height=410.
About McAfee, Inc.
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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