You have a million things on your plate and security is likely not at the top of the list. Of course it’s important, but you can’t be an expert in everything and you need to focus on what matters most – growing the business. That’s hard enough to do in this economy, but in an Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Security, SaaS, SMB
With the world’s 10th largest economy and 5th largest population, Brazil’s economic acceleration and technical growth are second only to China when it comes to emerging economies. Not unsurprisingly, this rapid acceleration of economic power and supporting technology has made Brazil a prime target for cyber attacks for well over a decade. As one of Read more…
Tags: Brazil, cloud, Emerging Markets, epo, SaaS, Virtualization
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
In this week’s blog we continue our channel recognition momentum, showcase an outstanding new SMB tool, talk about the short quarter, and provide resources to learn more about McAfee’s acquisition of Nitro Security, a new certification service, where to find free-trials of McAfee SaaS, get access to Partner Summit keynotes, and highlights from our Q3 Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Labs, McAfee Labs Q3 Threat Report, McAfee Partner Summit, mobile malware, NitroSecurity, PCI, PCI DSS, SaaS, SMB, SMB Advisor Tool
Today, I was pleased to have the opportunity to speak before the Committee on Small Business at a hearing titled, Cyber Security: Protecting Your Small Business. I spoke with the Committee about the issues small businesses face in combating cyber security threats. Based on McAfee’s perspective and insights, I provided recommendations that small businesses can Read more…
Tags: cyber security, dedicated security appliances, managed security services, McAfee, Public-Private partnerships, SaaS, Small Business, Software-as-a-Service
On September 12, I hosted a Global Channel Partner Town Hall. In case you missed it, here is the replay. During the opening of this Town Hall, I mentioned that many of you, our partners from around the world, have told me when it comes to partnering, communications is the number one area we need Read more…
Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, Alex Thurber, Channel Partner Town Hall, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Partner Summit, SaaS, SaaS Monthly Specialization, SMB Specialization, thurber, Todd Gebhart
In this week’s blog post I highlight: a report that analyzes the emerging risks in automotive system security; enhancements to the McAfee Security Certification Program; why SMB companies need help from McAfee channel partners; a McAfee Partner Summit keynote speaker; a must see on-demand webcast; an upcoming webcast on SaaS and the McAfee Channel Must Read more…
Tags: automotive, data center, data center security, Email & Web Security, Focus11, malware, Marc Olesen, Next Generation, Partner Summit, SaaS, SMB
This is a new weekly blog post focused on providing our channel partners with easy access to key news and information. The blog includes a collection of short statements/thoughts designed to make it easy to read, informative and if lucky occasionally humorous. I smell a RAT, last week McAfee revealed Operation Shady RAT, an investigation Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, channel partner, Channel Partners, Dave Marcus, Dmitri Alperovitch, Gartner, IT as a Service, McAfee Channel, Operation Shady RAT, SaaS, Vanity Fair
“I’ll just use the Internet. It’s brilliant.” That’s what a good friend of mine said in the winter of 2000 when he was explaining how he was going to revolutionize the business of accounting. It was his brainchild – to provide restaurants with a service that would allow operators to transmit their financials securely over Read more…
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