Data and Database Management Software
Secure Host IPS Solution protects systems and applications.
Press Release Summary:
McAfee Entercept v5.1 assures data integrity and availability across all enterprise deployments. Scalable host IPS solution proactively blocks zero-day and known attacks with its anomaly detection and signature technology. It provides out of the box protection against unknown vulnerabilities using previously unidentified exploits and features user-configurable process priority and support for XP Service Pack 2.
Original Press Release:
McAfee Entercept Delivers Industry's Most Scalable and Secure Host IPS for Protection of Systems and Applications
Advanced Security Delivers Unmatched 'Out of Box' Protection from Zero-day Attacks
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 10 -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:NET), the pioneer and worldwide leader of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced the availability of McAfee Entercept 5.1, the industry's most comprehensive, accurate and scalable host IPS solution with added features and functionality to assure data integrity and availability across all enterprise deployments. The new capabilities in Entercept 5.1 enable IT security managers to ensure the highest levels of system and data confidentiality, availability and integrity.
McAfee Entercept provides the industry's most comprehensive, accurate and scalable host intrusion prevention solutions for critical systems and applications, and proactively blocks both zero-day and known attacks with its patented anomaly detection and signature technology. The award-winning technology provides unmatched, 'out of the box' protection against unknown vulnerabilities, such as buffer overflow and zero-day attacks, using previously unidentified exploits. With this unparalleled accuracy for threat protection against today's virulent and constantly evolving threats, McAfee Entercept reduces the urgency of patch deployments while increasing the level of protection for businesses of all sizes.
"As a global company, we are very concerned about business availability and protecting our network from attack," said Jim Cupps, information security officer of Sappi Fine Paper North America. "We conducted an extensive review of intrusion prevention products for our servers, and McAfee Entercept proved to be the most accurate in detecting and blocking malicious traffic. From a strategic perspective, it best complements and integrates into our layered approach to protection."
Today's announcement of the McAfee Entercept 5.1 software introduces enhanced functionality to the industry's most advanced host intrusion prevention for enterprise customers, offering the highest levels of zero-day attack protection with the ability to scale across the enterprise, from laptops and desktops, to advanced servers. Key features of McAfee Entercept 5.1 include:
-- Added Scalability and Performance - Communication between the management server and the console has been further improved, increasing the scalability of McAfee Entercept and enabling distributed enterprises to more easily manage a single Entercept system worldwide. The ePolicy Orchestrator management console can support up to 250,000 Entercept agents.
-- Support for XP Service Pack 2 - The release of Entercept 5.1 offers complete desktop and server support for Microsoft XP environments running Service Packs 1 or 2, giving organizations flexibility in deploying unmatched intrusion prevention for their critical systems.
-- Enhanced Security - The protection offered by Entercept's unique combination of behavioral and signature protection continues to increase, with enhancements to add more behavioral protection against zero-day and known threats, while reducing the number of events triggered by existing signatures.
-- User-configurable Process Priority - McAfee Entercept 5.1 provides users with the ability to adapt Entercept to secure common enterprise database and web based applications, matching the security processes to their unique environments.
"The threat of zero-day attacks continues to escalate, which can cause severe outages and financial impact to businesses of all sizes. It is vital that companies implement proactive security measures, such as the McAfee Entercept host intrusion prevention technology to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of all systems, applications and data," said Vimal Solanki, director of McAfee IPS product marketing at McAfee, Inc. "McAfee is committed to protecting our customers from loss of business availability due to zero-day attacks while giving them the ability to research, test and deploy the necessary security patches at their own pace."
With the McAfee Protection-in-Depth strategy, businesses and governments have access to comprehensive, highly accurate and scalable IPS solutions that ensure system and network integrity. McAfee Entercept is a key component of this strategy by delivering host intrusion prevention to enterprise servers, desktops and notebooks running Windows, Solaris and HP-UX. Businesses that deploy a layered host and network defense platform have the ability to protect critical assets and assure business continuity from complex, hybrid threats as well as zero-day attacks. The McAfee IPS solutions deliver lower total cost of ownership by reducing the number of separate technologies and tools required to secure and manage an organizations' business environment.
McAfee Entercept 5.0 has won the 2005 Technology of the Year Award for 'Best Host-Based IDS Solution' by InfoWorld Magazine. The awards recognize significant technologies of the past year that promise to make the greatest impact on enterprise IT strategies, as well as the products that best exemplify the implementation of those technologies.
Availability
McAfee Entercept 5.1 is currently available through McAfee direct sales and channel partners. Existing McAfee IPS customers can obtain the new software under the terms and conditions of their maintenance agreement. For additional information on McAfee IPS and security solutions, please visit www.mcafee.com.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., creates best-of-breed intrusion prevention and risk management solutions. McAfee's market-leading security products and services help large, medium and small businesses, government agencies, and consumers prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from critical threats. Additionally, through the Foundstone Professional Services division, leading security consultants provide security expertise and best practices for organizations. For more information, McAfee, Inc. can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the Internet at www.mcafee.com/.
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