McAfee, Inc. Delivers Stronger Security and Simplified Compliance in a Single Solution

McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint is the Industry's First Unified Platform for Endpoint Security and Compliance Management SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 14


SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE) announced enhancements to McAfee(R) Total Protection (ToPS) for
Endpoint, McAfee's flagship endpoint security solution. This release provides
new and updated compliance and security functions, including powerful policy
auditing, flexible network access control, rogue system detection, enhanced
Web security and improved anti-malware technology. The integration of
management capabilities between endpoint security and compliance management
enables customers to reduce costs, improve visibility and comply with industry
& security policy across their entire infrastructure.


According to Research VP Paul Proctor, Gartner, Inc. "Companies today
realize that they need more than just good security controls, and that they
must also address compliance with internal security policies and industry
regulations. A combination of good security functions and compliance
management improves security operations efficiency and maturity."



New Power to Manage Today's Compliance Challenges


McAfee ToPS for Endpoint leverages ePolicy Orchestrator(R) (ePO(TM)),
using a unified Web-based platform to simplify management and lower the cost
of managing IT security and compliance.  The addition of powerful policy
auditing capabilities to ToPS for Endpoint Advanced allows for reduced
management effort and ensures security compliance measures are met and
audited.  Unlike other vendors who have multiple management consoles for
endpoint security and compliance auditing, ToPS for Endpoint Advanced uses a
single management platform to provide operational efficiencies and cost
savings.


Regulations and standards like Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard, Sarbanes-Oxley, Data Protection Act and other data privacy laws
require organizations to deploy stronger security to safeguard their data
assets.  Companies today must be able to:



-- Identify and report on vulnerabilities, service mis-configurations and
policy violations by mapping IT controls against pre-defined compliance
policies


-- Enforce that all endpoints are compliant with security policies before
allowing access to network and/or data stores


-- Prove compliance by consistently reporting on compliance for industry
regulations and internal security policies




Businesses benefit from stronger security and are able to reduce costs and
streamline security management with an integrated console that helps achieve
faster ROI and increased visibility.


"We can demonstrate that a single integrated solution like Total
Protection for Endpoint can save companies millions of dollars in operational
and security costs," said Vimal Solanki, vice president of solutions marketing
at McAfee. "The integration with ePolicy Orchestrator plays a powerful role in
reducing these costs.  For example, a two billion dollar enterprise running a
25% profit margin that needs 4,000 desktops/laptops and 1,000 servers
protected can expect to see a three year total return of more than a
$2,000,000 and a payback period in months instead of years(1)."



Key Product Enhancements:



* Powerful Policy Auditing -- As part of ToPS for Endpoint Advanced,
customers now have the ability to perform audits against internal security
policies or regulatory compliance standards across all endpoints using a
single integrated console -ePO.  Powerful out-of-the box benchmarks or
imported from other authoritative sources enables comprehensive and flexible
policy auditing checks.


* Unified and Secure Network Access Control -- Available in Total
Protection for Endpoint -- Advanced, McAfee NAC 3.0 ensures endpoints are
protected and compliant with corporate policies prior to accessing network
resources. With its advanced ePO integration, MNAC 3.0 is the only solution to
unify Compliance Auditing and Network Access Control with a single set of
policies and a single management console. Also included in MNAC 3.0 is deep
integration with Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) technology, which
enables customers to leverage existing infrastructure to enforce security
policies on unmanaged systems.


* Detection of Rogue Systems -- New enhancements have been made to detect
when new rogue systems attach to your network to stop unprotected endpoints
from introducing malware or other threats.


* Enhanced Web Security -- The SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus technology
enhances the Total Protection for Endpoint solutions to proactively warn and
block end users from malicious websites with whitelists and blacklists.
Manageability with ePO 4.0 enables complete enterprise wide deployment to stop
malware, spam, downloaders, spyware, phishing attacks and other web-borne
attacks.


* Improved Anti-Malware Technology -- The strong anti-malware in Total
Protection for Endpoint solutions just got stronger with enhanced rootkit
detection improved scanning performance and protection for virtual machines.




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.



McAfee, ePolicy Orchestrator, ePO and/or other noted McAfee related
products contained herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee,
Inc., and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in
connection with security is distinctive of McAfee brand products.  Any other
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respective owners.(C) 2008 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.



(1) Based on McAfee's ROI Calculator developed by Forrester Research



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