McAfee Spearheads Purpose-Built Security Solution for Virtual Environments
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE) today announced it is extending its industry leading
VirusScan(R) Enterprise product line to protect mission-critical enterprise
applications. McAfee continuously researches new potential areas for
attacks and will be the first to protect these new vectors. McAfee's
VirusScan family will include three new products: McAfee VirusScan
Enterprise for Offline Virtual Images, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for use
with the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform, and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for
Storage.
"We've seen an evolution from mass-mailing viruses to more targeted
attacks and threats targeting OS vulnerabilities moving to attacks against
applications," said Rees Johnson, vice president of product management at
McAfee. "McAfee is pioneering new technologies that help ensure customer's
mission-critical enterprise applications sitting in virtual environments,
SAP solution-based environments and storage systems are protected. We see
growth in attacks targeting systems that contain valuable data, and we will
strive to provide the strongest possible protection for these systems."
Proven Security for Virtual Environments
Virtualization is being widely deployed in enterprise environments.
Enhanced security is as important in a virtual environment as it is in a
physical one. McAfee will be the first to introduce a purpose-built
security solution for virtual environments. Industry research indicates
that there are as many as five offline virtual images for every one online
image. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Offline Virtual Images is
specifically designed to secure offline virtual images that could become
unpatched and out-of-date while they are inactive. The new product
automatically updates and patches the offline virtual images periodically
so they no longer pose a security risk to the virtual environment when they
are activated.
"Customers look to VMware virtualization to help them deploy IT
environments that are scalable, cost-effective, energy-efficient and
secure," said Brian Byun, vice president of global partners and solutions
at VMware. "We look forward to McAfee's new solution that complements the
robust security inherent in the VMware platform, and provides customers
consistent protection for mission-critical applications running in VMware
virtual machines."
"Virtualization-enabled data center consolidation delivers amazing
cost-savings but requires careful review of existing security solutions as
servers are virtualized," said Peter Christy, principal analyst at Internet
Research Group. "McAfee is a market leader in terms of understanding these
changing requirements and adapting their product offerings to provide
effective security solutions in a virtualized environment."
Enterprise Class Security for use with SAP Solutions
McAfee will deliver an enterprise-class security solution that is
available for use with SAP solutions. Many mission-critical functions
within an organization, such as human resources, rely on SAP applications
to gather and store external information. For example, candidate resumes
are often submitted and entered via a company Web site directly into the
SAP database. These resumes could be malicious and potentially compromise
the SAP solution-based environment along with the sensitive
mission-critical data. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for use with SAP
NetWeaver helps ensure business continuity by preventing malicious uploads
to the SAP application.
Robust Security for the Storage Market
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Storage will provide proactive threat
protection for viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, botnets and rootkits.
Infected files are scanned and cleaned before they ever reach the storage
device. Real-time scanning for all types of files avoids propagation of
infections to other parts of the environment.
"NetApp is pleased to see McAfee's ongoing commitment to securing
storage environments," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions
Marketing at NetApp. "With this new product release, our joint customers
can now have the peace of mind that comes with NetApp file services
solutions secured by McAfee, a trusted partner in enterprise security."
Availability
Beta versions of all the solutions will be available in July with
general availability in 2H 2008. For more information about McAfee's
solutions visit: http://www.mcafee.com.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's
largest dedicated security technology company. It delivers proactive and
proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the
world, allowing users to browse and shop the Web securely. With its
unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers
home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling
them to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions,
identify vulnerabilities and continuously monitor and improve their
security. http://www.mcafee.com.
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CONTACT:
Erica Coleman of McAfee, Inc.,
+1-408-346-5624, Erica_Coleman@mcafee.com; or Ian Bain of Red
Consultancy, +1-415-618-8806, ian.bain@redconsultancy.com, for
McAfee, Inc.
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