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McAfee, Inc. to Present Keynote at RSA Conference 2009

Security Experts to Discuss Challenges Facing Organizations

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 13, 2009 - McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced Dave DeWalt, president and chief executive officer, will give a keynote speech on McAfee’s vision for the future of security at the RSA Conference 2009. A series of McAfee experts will lead multiple presentations and panel discussions throughout the conference, with topics ranging from the latest cybercrime trends to the challenges that customer face when considering vendor consolidation.

McAfee will host RSA attendees in a pavilion comprised of two side-by-side experiences. At the McAfee Solution Pavilion #1117, McAfee representatives will demonstrate leading solutions for data protection, network and endpoint security, cloud technologies and services all within an interactive environment. Attendees can touch their way through the McAfee product portfolio, participate in a set of hands-on demo stations or test their gaming skills at saving the planet from a barrage of missiles. At the McAfee Partner Pavilion, booth #1017, attendees will experience first-hand the value of the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance partner program which accelerates the development of interoperable security products and simplifies the integration of these products within complex customer environments.

At the event, McAfee will discuss current issues affecting the security industry, including the challenges of fighting cybercrime, trends in cloud computing and the role of security during a down economy. McAfee speakers and presentations include:

  • Dave DeWalt, president and chief executive officer of McAfee will discuss McAfee’s vision for the future of digital security during a keynote session on Wednesday, April 22 at 4:10 p.m.
  • Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at McAfee will discuss “Is There a Cyber Cold War?” on Tuesday, April 21 at 1:30 p.m.
  • George Kurtz, senior vice president and general manager and Stuart McClure, vice president of operations for McAfee’s Risk and Compliance Business Unit will co-present “Hacking Exposed 2009 – The Next Generation” on Tuesday, April 21 at 1:30 p.m.
  • Phyllis Schneck, vice president of cyber intelligence at McAfee will participate on the panel “Expert Stories: Cross-Sector Cyber Security Events and Drastic Consequences” on Tuesday, April 21 at 1:30 p.m.
  • Timothy Vo, vice president of engineering at McAfee will discuss “New Horizons in Network Security, 360º Visibility” on Tuesday, April 21 at 2:30 p.m.
  • David Coffey, manager product security and Carl Banzhof, vice president of Technology Strategy at McAfee will co-present on “Mobile and Could Computing – What’s the Forecast?” on Tuesday, April 21 at 4:10 p.m.
  • Joe Gottlieb, vice president of corporate strategy and technology alliances at McAfee will present “Security Innovation: Stepping on the Challenges to Reach for the Future” on Tuesday, April 21 at 5:40 p.m.
  • Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at McAfee will present “Fighting Russian Cybercrime Mobsters” Report from the Trenches” on Wednesday, April 22 at 10:40 a.m.
  • Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs will participate in a panel on “Application Whitelisting and Blacklisting: Competitive or Complementary?” on Thursday, April 23 at 9:10 a.m.
  • Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research at McAfee will present on a panel entitled “Web Security Bake-Off: Securing Web 2.0” on Thursday, April 23 at 10:40 a.m.
  • Pamela Warren, cybercrime strategist at McAfee will present “Cybercrime: The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act and Beyond” on Thursday, April 23 at 10:40 a.m.
  • Dave DeWalt, president and CEO of McAfee will participate on a panel discussing “Law Enforcement and Industry Fighting Cyber Threats, Today and Tomorrow” on Thursday, April 23 at 2:10 p.m.
  • George Kurtz, senior vice president and general manager of McAfee’s Risk and Compliance Business Unit and Charles Ross, director of federal sales engineering at McAfee will present “Fact or Fiction: Security Metrics can Boost Compliance Efforts” on Friday, April 24 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Ahmed Sallam, chief software architect at McAfee will explore “Windows Code Shredded” on Friday, April 24 at 9:00 a.m.

On April 22, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., McAfee and FishNet will also be hosting an event titled, “5 Ways In—Protecting from Every Angle,” at the W San Francisco Hotel, directly across from the convention center. This event will focus on the five key security risks that small to medium businesses face, the rise of cyber crime in this economic climate, and how to manage security in 15 minutes a day to get the most out of limited IT resources and budgets. To register, please visit http://events.mcafee.com/forms/FishnetSanFran.

In addition, Kurtz and McClure will host a book signing for their book titled, “Hacking Exposed, 6th Edition: Network Security Secrets and Solutions,” at the McAfee booth #1117 on April 21 from 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. A second book signing will be held at the RSA Bookstore in the Moscone Center on April 22 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The RSA Conference, now in its eighteenth year, brings together the world’s largest community of information security professionals. The event will be held April 20-24 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.rsaconference.com.

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