In This
Issue
Network Associates and ISS Join Forces to Combat
Evolving Security Threats
Network Associates and
Internet Security Systems [ISS] have announced a strategic alliance
to deliver integrated security products and services. The companies
intend to provide customers with solutions that actively detect,
prevent and respond to today's increasingly complex spectrum of
Internet security threats. Read
on.
McAfee Security Picks Up Awards in SC Awards
2002
McAfee Security has just been awarded "Best Anti-Virus
Solution" in the SC Awards 2002. McAfee beat off competition from
Symantec, Sophos and Panda to take first place in this coveted
Readers Trust award. McAfee's E-Business Server was placed first in
the Academy Awards "Best Encryption Solution" category. More.
McAfee Thinks Small
June 3rd marks the
release of two new McAfee anti-virus bundles specially designed for
the small business environment. Active VirusScan Suite Small
Business Edition provides manageable desktop and server protection,
and Active Virus Defense Small Business Edition adds protection for
your e-mail servers and Internet gateway. Both have a special price
and features tailored to the needs of small businesses. Read on, or
please call 1-888-VIRUS-NO to learn more.
PrimeSupport Announces a New Web-Based Service for
Network Associates' Customers
The PrimeSupport
Service Portal, to be launched in June 2002, is designed to shorten
time-to-resolution on mission-critical customer issues and inquiries
while maintaining high operational and cost efficiency. Using the
Web-based PrimeSupport Service Portal, Network Associates’ customers
can submit, and view, service order placements and escalations
anytime and anywhere. The service includes the following
- Online case
creation and tracking
- Access to the
latest FAQs
- Powerful
Natural Language search engine mines Prime Support's technical
knowledge base
- Web site
customizable by each user
- Review and
maintenance of grant number information
Look for more
information on this in the next issue of McAfee News. Read
on for more information about Prime Support.
GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Servers receives
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced certification from
VeriTest Labs
VeriTest follows test procedures established by
the Microsoft Corporation and uses the Windows 2000 Test Framework
for Server Applications v. 1.1. After rigorous testing, VeriTest has
confirmed that the McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange 2000
supports the requirements of the Server Application Specification
for Microsoft Windows 2000 v1.3. More.
Managed Virus Defense ASaP (MVD ASaP) Now Available - US
& Canada Only
MVD ASaP provides
comprehensive virus protection without the desktop management
headache. McAfee Security has combined two of its most popular
solutions, Total Virus Defense and VirusScan ASaP, into one cost
effective bundle - MVD ASaP. In this best-of-both-worlds hybrid,
subscription to McAfee’s VirusScan ASaP service is included with
traditional DIY software, for complete multi-tier protection without
the headache of managing desktops. You get the control and
flexibility of managing server-level protection yourself. McAfee
will do the hard part - making sure all your desktops are updated
with the latest protection - leaving you the time to focus on
stopping viruses at your e-mail and file servers, and the Internet
Gateway. More.
NEW WebShield Appliances Interactive
Demo
Get information about the Internet Gateway threat, and how to
protect against it. This interactive demo demonstrates WebShield’s
cost effective ability to accurately detect and clean virus infected
data, combined with technologies such as content filtering,
anti-spam, and URL blocking at the Internet Gateway level. So for a
step-by-step, interactive look into the future of Internet Gateway
protection, click
here.
Exchange Encrypted Data With Nearly Anyone from Almost
Anywhere
Did you know that McAfee E-Business Server can
exchange PGP encryption-protected data over the Internet with any
PGP or OpenPGP encryption user? PGP is the de facto encryption
standard, with over 7 million users. So you can exchange data with
the largest encryption community on the planet! E-Business Server
software provides the widest platform support - ranging from
drag-and-drop clients on Windows XP to the sophisticated use of
encryption acceleration on mainframes. More.
McAfee E-Business Client's Secure FTP and SMTP Transfer
Makes the Rounds
McAfee showed off its new
E-Business Client at the Information Systems Security Association
show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 14th, and the
invitation-only Lockheed Martin Mission Critical Enterprise Systems
(MCES) Symposium 2002 in April. Security professionals at both
events were able to see demonstrations of the simple drag-and-drop
user interface that enables files to be protected with PGP
encryption. McAfee E-Business Client software enables the safe
transfer (via FTP or SMTP) and storage of files using platforms
ranging from XP to the mainframe. Read
on.
Two Dollars Saved Is Two Dollars Earned - Or
More!
Computer Economics, leading analysts specializing in
the cost/benefit analysis of Information Technology, just released
their ROI study on McAfee Desktop Firewall. Desktop Firewall's
ability to protect both internal and remote users against blended
viral threats, hackers and malicious code damage was measured
against the cost of the McAfee Desktop Firewall list price. Their
conclusion: companies can save a minimum of $2 - and up to $20 - for
every $1 spent on McAfee Desktop Firewall. ROI results were
calculated with and without the benefit of optional McAfee's policy
Orchestrator management. Read it for yourself in the white papers by
clicking
here.
Network Associates Chosen to Defend up to Two Million US
Department of Defense Systems
The Defense Information Systems
Agency [DISA] - the preferred provider of integrated information
solutions to US Department of Defense [DOD] customers - has added
the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee Desktop Firewall and McAfee
VirusScan Wireless products to its list of products available for
download to DOD customers. With the contract signed in Q1 of 2002,
the McAfee Security products were selected to address more blended
threats and the progression of wireless connectivity throughout DOD
networks. More.
McAfee TIP OF THE MONTH - How to Stop Hack
Attacks
McAfee Desktop Firewall halts both external and internal hack
attacks. External hackers are blocked from breaking into sensitive
PCs [Human Resources, Legal, Company Strategy, R&D] using
intrusion detection against common hack attacks. If an internal
hacker tries to launch such attacks from a machine protected by
Desktop Firewall, they are blocked at the desktop and the attempt is
logged using ePolicy Orchestrator. To learn more about Desktop
Firewall, and what it can do for you, read
more.
HIPAA healthcare help is in Chicago June
13
McAfee is sponsoring the HIPAA Security & Privacy
Conference in Chicago on June 13. Discussing "Layering Security
Technologies for Successful Protection" will be Alice Westerfield,
Vice President of Global Professional Services. Topics include the
use of anti-virus, VPNs, personal firewalls, encryption and
intrusion detection technologies to protect your organization's
assets. She plans to review the protection for various points of
entry, various data storage areas (like file servers, desktops and
laptops) and then how they should implement multiple technologies to
protect themselves from exposure. Click
here to find out more about the conference.
________________________________________________________________________
In the News
One
Stop Ahead, By George Hulme, Information Week, May 20,
2002
Command
and Control, By Jack Koziol, Information Security Magazine, May
2002
Financial
Issues highlighest at Las Vegas Show, By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Sun,
May 9, 2002
Security
Still an "Afterthought", By Dennis Fisher, eWeek, May 9,
2002
NAI
Revises Virus Assessment Program, By Dennis Fisher, eWeek, May 7,
2002
Network
Performance Key Issue at N+I Show, By Jennifer Hagendorft Follett,
CRN, May 6, 2002
N+I:
McAfee Upgrades WebShield, By Sam Costello, IDG, InfoWorld,
NetworkWorld, PCWorld, May 6, 2002
Network Associates
to Provide IT Security, Federal Times, May 6, 2002
Securing
Your Future, By David Joachim, VARBusiness, April 5,
2002
Security
Keynote Panel Outlines Defense Measures, By Cathy Scott, The Daily,
May 9, 2002
NAI
to Set up $10 M Development Center in Bangalore, SiliconIndia, May
3, 2002
Network
Associates, ISS to Gang Up on Net Intruders, By Ellen Messmer,
NetworkWorld, May 6, 2002
ISS,
Network Associates Strike Development Deal, By Elinor Mills Abreu
Reuters, InfoWorld, New York Times, SJ Merc News, USA Today, May 2,
2002
ISS and NAI
Team on New Products, Research, By Sam Costello, IDG News Service,
May 2, 2002
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