If you missed my first blog on my new role here at McAfee, my job is to help partners sell more McAfee products. I spent the past two years on the sales team at McAfee and I am confident you’ll find my posts relevant to your selling efforts and profitability. Effective immediately, McAfee has the transitioned Read more…
Tags: channel partner, Deal Registration, McAfee, Products, Security Connected
I’m excited to say that May 16th will mark McAfee’s 2nd annual Global Community Service Day. This year, I plan to participate in a cause that I’ve been passionate about for years—teaching children about how to stay safe online. As a mother of two children, and McAfee’s Chief Privacy Officer, I understand the importance of Read more…
Tags: online safety for kids
Listening to bad brand statements is like sitting through a bad movie or comedy skit. Well, not quite, since you can leave the theater in those cases without feeling too guilty. Yes, I am among those who stand politely as a vendor tries to sell me something without bothering to determine what I actually care Read more…
Tags: security branding
Comme chaque trimestre, McAfee vient de publier son rapport concernant les menaces du troisième trimestre 2012 : www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/rp-quarterly-threat-q3-2012.pdf En résumé, les tendances fortes de ce troisième trimestre sont les suivantes : • L’année 2012, comme prévu, va battre tous les records de volumétrie, nous avons déjà atteint 100 000 nouveaux échantillons par jour. • Le Read more…
Late last week, reports began to surface that the Israeli police (along with other regional law enforcement) were targeted by a malware attack. The entry vector was described as a phishing campaign sent from Benny Gantz (head of the Israeli Defense Forces). Initially, details and indicators around the malware were beyond sparse. Aside from the FROM: address, Read more…
Tags: antivirus, Cyber Security Mom, Endpoint Protection, global threat intelligence, internet security, Israel, labs, malware, McAfee Labs, Network Security, phishing, security, spam, ValidEdge, web protection, XtremeRAT
I am just back from Focus12 Las Vegas, where the McAfee Security Conference was being held. We kicked off the show with McAfee co-President Mike DeCesare, followed by our CTO Mike Fey. Our guest Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria came on stage to speak with Mike DeCesare about her strong involvement in various philanthropic activities Read more…
Tags: FOCUS12, G-J Schenk, George W Bush
Recently, McAfee Canada hosted 15 senior network security executives at a CISO roundtable event in Toronto. It was actually a sit down dinner, not a bar and the discussion was moderated by Gartner Research VP Greg Young. The very lively discussion centered around the Future of Network Security and ventured into other topics like securing Read more…
Tags: byod, Canada, cloud, cloud security, cyber security, DLP, firewall, Gartner, IPS, IT Security, IT Security market, McAfee, Network Security, NGFW, Security Connected
A survey conducted by Intel Corporation and TNS found that 46% of US vacationers say their biggest pet peeve about traveling with their mobile devices relates to the security of the device that could potentially compromising their personal information. I hear ya! One doesn’t get to platinum frequent flyer status by sitting at home watching Read more…
Tags: Android, android antivirus, Android security, android security app, anti-phishing, anti-theft, anti-virus, antivirus, app protection, BlackBerry, identity theft, intel, internet security, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Mobile, mobile antivirus, mobile app, mobile security, mobile security app, phishing, QR codes, safe searching, Symbian, tablet security, travel, travel security, Ultrabook, web protection
The countdown has begun to the 2012, McAfee Global SecurityAlliance Partner Summit, October 23-25 in Las Vegas. Looking for a reason to register? Here are my Top 10 reasons to attend the McAfee Partner Summit: #10: Location, Location, Location: The event is being held at the Venetian, the premier luxury hotel in Las Vegas. #9: Read more…
Tags: channel partner, Gavin Struthers, Joe Sexton, Mike Decesare, Partner Summit
Last week I attended the McAfee Executive Summit in New York City. It was such a great event, intense and packed with so much to say and share. Our global senior management team came together to review our strategy for the second half 2012, 2013 and beyond. We discussed strategies we should implement, what we Read more…
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