McAfee Outlines Strategy for Connected Network Security
April 17 2014 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Expands Local Threat Intelligence and
Strengthens Integration with Security Connected Framework
McAfee, part of Intel Security, today outlined its strategy for
helping businesses and government agencies strengthen their network
protection through a powerful combination of integrated
technologies. As part of its strategy, McAfee is strengthening its
network portfolio with deeper integration and expanded use of both
global and local threat intelligence.
Firewalls are the first line of defence for many organizations,
however, traditional firewalls do not integrate with endpoint
security solutions and do not have access to either global threat
intelligence or local threat intelligence. Without this
integration, organizations are unable to protect against many of
today’s complex attacks. Recent high profile data breaches have
underscored this challenge, with many organizations discovering
breaches days or weeks after the initial compromise had
occurred.
To address this challenge, McAfee is delivering a framework that
brings network and endpoint together through centralized management
and that integrates with both global and local threat intelligence
to deliver visibility across all threat vectors.
Network Security Must be Integrated
As part of its Security Connected framework, McAfee offers
network security as part of an integrated portfolio in which
security products and services work together to safeguard
businesses from advanced attacks. At the core of McAfee Security
Connected are the principles of integrated solutions, built-in
intelligence and advanced management offered with an extensible
architecture for partners. These solutions integrate with endpoint
security to share real-time information, threat intelligence and
workflows to strengthen an organization’s defenses.
“Gone are the days when you could deploy a new standalone
security appliance to protect your entire network,” said Pat
Calhoun, general manager of network security at McAfee, part of
Intel Security. “The advanced attacks that we’re seeing today
happen far too quickly and can easily overwhelm security products
that are operating solo.”
McAfee offers a wide range of integrated network protection
technologies including McAfee Threat Intelligence Exchange, McAfee
Advanced Threat Defense, McAfee Network Intrusion Prevention, and
McAfee Next Generation Firewall. The McAfee network security
framework provides maximum availability, security, integrity,
flexibility and manageability with minimum overhead and risk. With
a proven record in network security protection, McAfee is the
partner of choice for the most security-conscious companies and
governments worldwide.
A recent McAfee report outlined the role of advanced evasion
techniques in Advanced Persistent Threats, and the high cost to
organizations worldwide to deal with the clean-up and impact of
these techniques. McAfee Next Generation Firewall is the most
recent solution to be enhanced and added to the growing list of
Security Connected solutions. With the support of McAfee Global
Threat Intelligence, the McAfee Next Generation Firewall has access
to the latest network threats, cutting down threat identification
time and minimizing the impact to network performance.
“In our demanding environment, there are only a few systems on
the market that are capable of meeting our criteria,” said Andreas
Schreiber, Chief Business Development Officer at RWTH Aachen
University. “McAfee Next Generation Firewall guarantees both
optimal protection and high availability—and with a price
performance ratio suitable for a public institution. With McAfee
Next Generation Firewall, RWTH is well equipped for the
future.”
Threat Intelligence is Critical
The ability to quickly spot and pre-empt advanced threats is now
a business differentiator as companies seek to protect their
intellectual property and assure customers that their data is safe
and secure. Building on McAfee’s leadership experience across
network, endpoint and data security, McAfee Threat Intelligence
Exchange allows organizations to orchestrate security controls to
identify patterns, immunize assets against newly-identified malware
and prevent data exfiltration in real-time – optimizing security
for each organization.
Calhoun added, “Just as a team is more powerful than an
individual, a beneficial multiplier effect occurs when network
security solutions are connected to each other, to endpoints and
other intelligence sources – the collective security analysis from
these solutions is greater than that of a single solution.”
For more information about McAfee’s connected network security
portfolio, please visit www.mcafee.com/NetworkSecurity.
About McAfee
McAfee, part of Intel Security and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), empowers businesses, the public
sector, and home users to safely experience the benefits of the
Internet. The company delivers proactive and proven security
solutions and services for systems, networks, and mobile devices
around the world. With its visionary Security Connected strategy,
innovative approach to hardware-enhanced security, and unique
global threat intelligence network, McAfee is relentlessly focused
on keeping its customers safe. http://www.mcafee.com
Note: McAfee is a registered trademark of McAfee, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be
claimed as the property of others.
McAfeeErica Coleman, 408-346-5624Erica_Coleman@mcafee.comorZeno
Group PRGreg Wood, 650-801-7958greg.wood@zenogroup.com
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