VP and CTO, Cloud and Data Center Solutions Greg Brown joined the McAfee network security team in 2006. He has sponsored industry leading advances in network security technology including integration with McAfee's systems and risk management product lines. He has 20 years experience in the network security and telecommunications industry, working with silicon technology vendors, security software/hardware vendors and service providers. He has provided design consultant services for national IT security infrastructure programs on four continents, and was the principal designer for first time national Internet infrastructure programs in more than 30 countries.
The advantages of cloud computing – new levels of cost efficiency, rapid deployment and self-service are much talked about. Yet, while cloud computing remains a top executive priority, security factors are inhibiting broadscale adoption. Very recent Intel Peer Research on cloud computing “What’s Holding Back the Cloud” revealed that 56% of IT professionals are concerned Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, Virtualization
Wikileaks is a whistle-blower website that’s been publishing sensitive and often classified documents belonging to governments and large corporations since 2006. From the start, they’ve had no shortage of both allies and enemies, but recently the intellectual debate has turned into more than a battle of wits. Visa, MasterCard and Paypal have stopped processing Wikileaks Read more…
Tags: enterprise, McAfee Network Security Platform, Mid-Market, Network Security, wikileaks
In today’s firewall market, you have a lot of choices. When was the last time someone was fired for buying a firewall? A firewall is typically a infrastructure purchase and considered a best practice. Firewalls have been around for almost 2 decades. The first commercial firewall was shipped by DEC SEAL in 1992…thank you Marcus Read more…
Tags: McAfee, Network Security, Operation Aurora
The innovations that are taking place in the computer industry today are truly amazing. More specifically, these innovations have driven the infrastructure expansion of the Internet, created world wide access to trade and commerce, virtualization, consolidation and mobility, to name a few. These technology advancements have driven static Web sites, applications and now operating systems Read more…
Tags: Web 2.0
I regularly pose the following question to customers: “What is the most prolific point of vulnerability in your company’s IT security?” Depending on who I am speaking with, I get different answers. System security folks refer to applications or PCs in general. Risk management teams may refer to the employees and cite education and awareness Read more…
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