The Problem Cybercriminals are targeting organizations successfully in spite of traditional security measures as noted recently by the NY Times and a front page article in the Wall Street Journal on cyber espionage. This issue is driven by the cybercriminal gangs’ ability to compromise vulnerable systems using sophisticated reconnaissance and penetration tactics. So, how do Read more…
Everyone’s looking to shave their IT budgets, manage fewer vendors and streamline. The plethora of low cost and sometimes free AV products is an enticing option to lower the cost to secure any business. Some free antivirus programs do an acceptable job of detecting, blocking and removing certain kinds of malware, but don’t provide protection Read more…
Tags: anti-virus, antimalware, antivirus, AV, GTI, hips
Gartner once again published its 2010 Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention Systems. While McAfee has consistently achieved placement in the “Leader’s Quadrant” for the past five years, it made a significant leap forward this year capturing the top spot by surpassing all competitors and accelerating past previous leaders in both vision and ability to execute. Read more…
Tags: enterprise, McAfee Network Security Platform, Mid-Market, Network Security
Recently Network World’s Ellen Messmer asked “Is open-source Snort dead?” With claims of a new and improved open-source IDS engine, OISF certainly hopes so. Or course Sourcefire, the keeper of Snort, vehemently disagrees. While Open source projects are a great way to drive interest and innovation in almost any field, it will be interesting to Read more…
Tags: Network Security, Open Source
I have been involved with developing great security products for the bulk of my career. With every new product we always believe it is bound for stardom. Well, it has finally happened. McAfee’s firewall product (McAfee Enterprise Firewall, formerly SideWinder) was recently featured on a prime-time TV show which depicts a military criminal investigative unit Read more…
Sophisticated, multi-vector attacks like Operation Aurora are now more pervasive and more difficult to detect than ever before, thanks in part to the emergence of Web 2.0 and the rapid growth of the internet. Already, in the weeks that have followed Operation Aurora, McAfee Labs has identified a number of derivative attacks based on publicly Read more…
Tags: global threat intelligence, GTI, Heuristics, Operation Aurora, Pre-detection, Whitelisting
Customers have myriad challenges facing them, and the last thing they have time do to is validate vendor claims. Do their security purchases, past or present, stand up to independent scrutiny? Most vendors will focus on a key value of their product which can often be difficult to prove or disprove. Security efficacy and accuracy, Read more…
The McAfee Network Security Platform is entering a new phase of its evolution. 1. Fastest – We’ve recently released the M-series, which scales Intrusion Prevention from 100Mbps to over 10Gbps. 2. Most Accurate – NSS Labs has awarded the M-8000 NSS Gold Certification for accuracy. 3. General Leader – Gartner has placed us in the Leader’s quadrant for Read more…
Tags: IPS, Network Security, security
Hi all! I hope the winter weather isn’t keeping you inside too much. But just in case it is, here is something you should read, NSS recently published an IPS report that within days had over 3400 downloads. Why is there so much interest? Unlike other “independent” testing facilities who essentially test to a vendor’s Read more…
Companies today realize that they need more than just good security controls. They must also address compliance with internal security policies and industry regulations. A combination of good security functions and compliance management improves security operations efficiency and maturity. Enterprises can simplify compliance by using a single management console to audit, verify and report on Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection
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