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McAfee, Inc. Host Intrusion Prevention Outperforms Field in Network Computing Test

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Chosen for Breadth of Functionality and Ease of Use

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/  McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced that its McAfee® Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) product surpassed all other products in a group test for the October 5th issue of Network Computing magazine. McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention offers the industry's most advanced zero-day protection through combined behavioral, signature and desktop firewall functionality, reducing the urgency and frequency of system patches.

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention delivers comprehensive protection for enterprises from attacks. Behavioral protection blocks zero-day attacks and enforces proper operating system and application behavior. Signatures block known attacks and provide administrators with complete vulnerability coverage of the threats they face; a system firewall ensures compliance to application and system access policies.

"McAfee's solution is the most complete offering of the three we examined," stated Donald W. MacVittie, senior technology editor, security at Network Computing magazine. "McAfee also has the easiest-to-use management suite of these products, something we feel is important."

"McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention is a critical component in McAfee's security risk management strategy, providing comprehensive protection for desktops and servers. With McAfee Host IPS, we can protect against newly-discovered Microsoft vulnerabilities and other zero day attacks," said Vimal Solanki, senior director of product marketing, McAfee. "McAfee Host IPS provides true zero-day protection without signature updates, ensuring the highest level of threat compliance in a dynamic environment."

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention features highlighted in Network Computing's review include:

  • An easy-to-understand management console that ties policies, groups and subsystems together
  • Integration with security management console McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator®
  • Easy-to-use group policy management
  • Policy deployment and lock-down capabilities
  • Vulnerability shielding to provide protection against attacks on known vulnerabilities
  • Automatic security content updates

Other features of Host IPS include combined behavioral, signature and desktop firewall protection and corporate data protection.

Download a copy of the October, 2006 Network Computing review, "Probing Questions," at http://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/misc/network_computing_reprint.pdf

About McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California and the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve their security. www.mcafee.com

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