Cloud Security

Learn “best practices” around Cloud Security from McAfee’s leading cloud experts. From protecting data in the cloud to security you can learn how to build a bridge between your enterprise and the cloud.

API Security: What You Need to Know

Ever wonder how some of your favorite apps work together seamlessly, integrating key data points across platforms? How about the financial information you just pulled from a cloud-based CRM through your company’s ERP portal? The answer is the near invisible Application Programming Interface, or API. These pieces of finely tuned code silently make the digital Read more…

Tags: APIs, DLP, intel, Mcafee DLP, security

Social Networking and the Security Inflection Point

“A Strategic Inflection Point is that which causes you to make a fundamental change in business strategy. Nothing less is sufficient.”  This quote came from Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO.  And, while he said this at an annual meeting in 1998, his philopsophy is timeless.  In my opinion, social networking is at the Read more…

Tags: authentication, Cloud computing, cloud security, facebook, identity protection, linkedin, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, secure cloud computing, social media, social networking, social networks, twitter

Collaborative File Sharing: A Secure Lifecycle

You want to use cloud services, and you want to do so securely. The notion of secure cloud computing has seemed like a pipe dream in recent history, with most believing it just isn’t possible to put data in the cloud with confidence. The truth is, many of these services have matured, and so have Read more…

Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, collaboration, DLP, file sharing, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Mcafee DLP, Peer to Peer file sharing, secure cloud computing

Lean Business in the Connected World

The internet brings a wide spectrum of benefits to the modern business. Connectivity has allowed the smallest firms to spread their message and products worldwide, creating unprecedented opportunity for just about anyone. The cloud revolution takes this connectivity to another level – serving businesses the tools they need to scale indefinitely and spread to a Read more…

Tags: cloud security, IDC, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, SaaS, SaaS security solutions

Release Announcement: McAfee Email Gateway 7.0

With the release of McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) version 7, McAfee now offers a single email solution that combines the best features of the Secure Computing Email Gateway (IronMail) platform with the McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) appliance platform, to provide a more fully featured product, deployable on a wider range of platforms. MEG Read more…

Tags: global threat intelligence, McAfee Email Gateway 7.0, protection

Modest Musings From Cloud Expo 2011

I am constantly intrigued by the people who attend large, IT industry events like last month’s McAfee FOCUS 11 and the Cloud Expo in Santa Clara from where I am writing this note.  Watching IT people at all levels, overhearing their conversations, and speaking with them reinforces that they are all super-driven to understand and Read more…

Tags: Cloud Expo, cloud security, Focus11, McAfee Cloud Security Platform

15 Minutes With… Ben Andrew

Welcome to “15 minutes with” – an occasional contribution between Simon Hunt, CTO Endpoint Security and the movers-and-shakers within McAfee’s technical community. This week on the stand is Ben Andrew, Senior Product Manager for Virtualization Security. So Ben, care to tell us how long you’ve been with McAfee, and what you’ve been involved in? Hi Read more…

Security Can Help You Move To The Cloud

If you’re reading this, you probably know a good deal about cloud computing because it’s probably part of your business. Or, you’re reading this because you’ve heard about the cloud and about the business benefits you can recognize by moving to the cloud. Regardless of your background, if you’re like the majority of business leaders, Read more…

Tags: cloud security, McAfee Cloud Security Platform

Urchins, LizaMoons, Tigers, and Bears

In early April, I wrote about the famed “LizaMoon” SQL-injection attacks. I said it then, and I’ll say it again now: SQL-injection (SQLi) attacks are a constant. Some of these attacks are more visible than others.  Some adversaries find intelligent ways to hide their tracks so as not to splatter evidence of their misdeeds all over various search Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, database security, enterprise, lizamoon, malware, mass sql injection, Network Security, sql attacks, SQL Injection, urchin.js

I Can See the Evolution and It’s Exciting

Evolution is usually something we see after hundreds of years of gradual change.  But with the volume and breadth of technological advancements in the last decade, the process of evolution continues to speed up.  As a senior vice president and general manager of McAfee Content & Cloud Security, I am really fortunate to be in Read more…

Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, enterprise