McAfee Active Threat Protection Suite Provides Centrally Managed Multi-Layered
Defense Against Viruses for Desktops, Servers, Gateways and Groupware
SAN FRANCISCO, RSA CONFERENCE, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Network
Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leader in intrusion prevention solutions,
today announced the availability of McAfee(R) Active Threat Protection, a
broad system security solution that combines desktop, server, gateway and
groupware protection solutions to secure enterprises from viruses, worms,
hacker attacks, spam and inappropriate or malicious content. With McAfee
Active Threat Protection, IT administrators can implement a multi-layered
Protection-in-Depth(TM) strategy to protect their organization from the
desktop to the gateway. This announcement was made today at the RSA 2004
Conference in San Francisco.
McAfee Active Threat Protection complements McAfee Active Mail Protection,
which was also announced today at RSA 2004. McAfee Active Mail Protection is a
product suite that integrates advanced anti-spam, proactive anti-virus
solutions, advanced content filtering, user-group based policy support and
centralized policy management and reporting, for the most powerful protection
against inappropriate content, spam, viruses and malicious code in e-mail.
McAfee Active Threat Protection includes McAfee(R) VirusScan(R)
Enterprise, McAfee Desktop Firewall, McAfee(R) GroupShield(TM), McAfee(R)
SpamKiller(R), McAfee(R) WebShield(R) SMTP and for a short time as a
promotional offer, also includes McAfee(R) PortalShield(TM) for Microsoft(R)
SharePoint(TM) Portal Server. McAfee Active Threat Protection is centrally
managed by McAfee(R) ePolicy Orchestrator(R) (ePO(TM)), a system security
management tool that offers enterprise users complete control and visibility
into their system security. The management capabilities of McAfee ePO allow IT
managers to scan for system vulnerabilities, keep protection up-to-date,
configure and enforce protection policies, and generate detailed graphical
reports -- helping to create a proactive defense against malicious threats.
"McAfee Active Threat Protection builds on the success of the
award-winning McAfee Active Virus Defense by adding client firewall,
anti-spam, and comprehensive protection for SharePoint servers," said
Robin Matlock, vice president of product marketing for the McAfee System
Protection Solutions group at Network Associates(R). "With McAfee Active
Threat Protection, organizations of all sizes can ensure complete protection
from disruptive threats that can capitalize on multiple entry points,
platforms and methods of propagation."
McAfee Active Threat Protection leverages the award-winning McAfee scan
engine, which is consistently recognized by independent testing organizations
for its leading virus detection and cleaning technology. McAfee Active Threat
Protection includes:
-- McAfee GroupShield for content and email protection on desktops and
servers;
-- McAfee SpamKiller, to protect businesses from malicious threats on
desktops and servers and to reduce the costs associated with spam and
lost productivity.
McAfee Desktop Firewall provides proactive defense and control of systems,
helping to prevent blended threats from spreading and protecting wireless
remote and broadband users from attacks. With McAfee Desktop Firewall,
organizations can prevent unsecured clients from connecting to the network
until their systems are updated and can help enforce the common operating
environment without the need to remove administrator rights. McAfee WebShield,
which is a software-based firewall-independent scanner that easily plugs into
virtually any existing network, adds robust protection at the gateway, without
impacting other performance critical systems such as firewalls or mail
servers.
McAfee Active Threat Protection also includes McAfee PortalShield for
Microsoft SharePoint Server for a limited time. The solution offers content
security for all document stores and allows users to securely access, find and
share the information they need to be productive in business, regardless of
physical location of information on the portal. McAfee PortalShield includes
capabilities that go beyond traditional anti-virus and content security
solutions to protect Microsoft SharePoint servers by detecting, cleaning and
removing documents that are stored in SharePoint workspaces, a capability not
available with traditional anti-virus or content security solutions.
McAfee ePO provides clear, concise enterprise-wide reporting for
continuing visibility, helping administrators ensure that all desktops and
servers are updated and continually configured. With McAfee ePO, IT managers
can find their network's weak points, ensuring that their malicious threat
protection is continually working to stop threats from entering the corporate
network. The pre-defined reports enable the IT managers to report their
policy's effectiveness to the management team and, with the ability to control
the polling intervals, businesses can also save valuable bandwidth.
Availability
McAfee Active Threat Protection is available February 24, 2004 through
Network Associates and its channel partners. For more information on McAfee
Active Threat Protection and availability, please visit http://www.mcafeesecurity.com
or call 888-VIRUS-NO.
McAfee System Protection Solutions secure all layers of desktop and server
systems and applications. Best-of-breed system protection solutions in the
portfolio include McAfee anti-virus solutions, McAfee(R) Entercept(R)
preventing system intrusions, McAfee SpamKiller to block unsolicited e-mail
and McAfee PortalShield and McAfee GroupShield for content security. McAfee
anti-virus solutions, McAfee PortalShield, McAfee GroupShield and McAfee
SpamKiller are all centrally managed by the company's industry leading McAfee
ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO), which delivers policy management, rogue machine
detection and reporting of both McAfee and third-party security products.
With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Network Associates, Inc.
creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on
networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended
attacks and threats. Offering two families of products, McAfee System
Protection Solutions, securing desktops and servers, and McAfee Network
Protection Solutions, ensuring the protection and performance of the corporate
network, Network Associates offers computer security to large enterprises,
governments, small and medium sized businesses, and consumers. For more
information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the
Internet at http://www.networkassociates.com/ .
NOTE: Network Associates, McAfee, Sniffer, AVERT, ePolicy Orchestrator,
ePO, GroupShield, PortalShield, SpamKiller, VirusScan and WebShield are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Network Associates, Inc. and/or its
affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Sniffer(R) brand
products are made only by Network Associates, Inc. All other registered and
unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE Network Associates, Inc.
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