My travels have continued over the past few weeks. First stop – South Africa, where I met with some of our customers and partners. It’s an exciting time for Africa at the moment in terms of opportunity. According to Canalys, Africa is leading growth in EMEA with a year-on-year growth rate of almost 15%. The Read more…
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When McAfee Labs publishes its Threats Report each quarter, I tend to struggle with a combination of excitement and anxiety. I get excited to learn about the latest discoveries that plague cyberspace and anxious about whether the technology we continue to develop and hone can adequately protect our business customers. It’s critical information that we Read more…
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We’ve seen it before, and we’ll see it again: Yahoo, Utah Department of Technology Service, LinkedIn, eHarmony – the list goes on. The number of database breaches through Q3 2012 has already surpassed the entirety of 2011, with more sure to come. In the latest McAfee Labs Threats Report, we saw a few new trends Read more…
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It’s just over two weeks away from my second McAfee Partner Summit and I couldn’t be more excited about the program we are creating for you. We have recruited an All-Star cast of guest speakers including, best selling author Scott McKain, Channel Maven Heater Margolis, and MSP Expert Paul Dippell. You want more? How about Read more…
Tags: Channel Partners, database security, Gavin Struthers, Global SecurityAlliance Partner Summit, Joe Sexton, Mike Decesare, Network Security, Partner Summit, Todd Gebhart
As discussed during our Q2 global Town Hall on May 3, (on-demand replay) strengthening partner relevance underpins everything we are doing. From our leadership with Intel to transform the security market with innovative technology, like DeepDefender to our continuous commitment to drive channel partner profitability with the industry’s richest deal registration program, Enhanced Deal Registration. Read more…
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A core component of a database security strategy which reliably protects an organization’s sensitive information and ensures continuous compliance, is having a means of answering three simple questions: What? When? Who? Clear visibility into the nature of each and every database transaction– knowing what happened, when it happened and who made it happen– means being Read more…
Tags: database security, MySQL, Open Source
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…
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They are keeping me busy here at McAfee. Beginning to think that “Safe” isn’t the only thing that “Never Sleeps” around here. This weeks highlights include, our re-designed channel partner website, a blog recap of the Sept. 12 Global Channel Partner Town Hall Meeting, staying focused while attending the McAfee Partner Summit, a new market Read more…
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Visit any news site on the Web, and undoubtedly you’ll come across a barrage of articles publicizing the details of yet another data breach. With the prominence of SQL injection attacks, and malicious insiders and hackers exploiting sensitive data stored on unpatched and vulnerable databases, enterprise organizations have found themselves reevaluating their security strategies. Following Read more…
I am excited to announce another important milestone in our growth as the world’s largest dedicated security company. Today, McAfee completed the acquisition of privately owned Sentrigo, a leading provider of database security and compliance, assessment, monitoring and intrusion prevention solutions. Through this acquisition, we believe McAfee can broaden its security portfolio to now secure Read more…
Tags: Acquisition, database security, Dave DeWalt, dewalt, vulnerability management
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