McAfee releases faster, more flexible business firewall – Enterprise v.8
Tomas Mowlam reports on the new release of McAfee Firewall Enterprise Version 8; a stronger, more flexible and productive firewall to keep business customers safe.
McAfee announces next generation firewall
McAfee has announced the release of a next generation firewall which will give security administrators visibility, recognition and policy enforcement over threatening applications that conventional firewall technology may not be alert to. McAfee Firewall Enterprise version 8, as it is called, will include firewall management, application discovery and protection, and integrated layers of threat protection. [...]
McAfee award FBI agent cybercrime fighter award
McAfee recently gave the Cybercrime Fighter Award to Shawn Henry, the assistant director of the Bureau’s Washington Field Office. McAfee’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave DeWalt, presented the award during the McAfee Public Sector Summit in Washington D.C. “While we have made great headway in the fight against cybercrime, it continues to be a [...]
Dell named one of InfoWorld’s Green 15
Dell has been recognised by InfoWorld for innovation in its data centres and increased productivity, while reducing environmental impacts. Dell was recognised by InfoWorld as “leveraging technology as part of a broader, holistic effort to create greener operations as a whole”. The company can now accomplish 35 per cent more computing without increasing its power [...]
Dell Scholars Program
The Dell Scholars Program is an initiative set up by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, based in Austin, Texas. It is unlike other college scholarships that usually only consider students with the highest grades; on the official website it states: “Unlike many other college scholarships, the Dell Scholars Program recognizes academic potential and determination [...]
Norton 2011 beta versions now available
Beta versions of Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 2011 are now available for the public to download on from the Norton website. Testers are encouraged to discuss the beta versions on the Norton forum, so bugs can be ironed out. “With the Norton 2011 release, we’re determined to continue delivering the fastest and most [...]
Symantec reveals NHS virus problems
The NHS has been compromised by a botnet known as Qakbot, which has been stealing up to 2Gb data per week. “This threat has managed to infect over 1,100 separate computers that are spread across multiple subnets within their network,” Symantec explained in a blog post. “We have attempted to contact the affected parties and [...]
Asus launches tablet that supports flash
Taiwanese computer manufacturer Asus will launch a new tablet device in July. The company which popularised netbooks with the Eee PC, will now be selling it the Eee Pad. Crucially it will feature USB ports and Flash support which is missing from Apple’s iPad, with a rumoured Android OS. Adobe Flash product Manager Mike Chambers’ [...]
Adobe and Apple fall out, won’t make up
Adobe will stop developing the iPhone packager which allows Flash to be translated into an Apple suitable language. This comes after Apple’s new draft of the iPhone developer program license contained a clause which effectively ruled out any content written in Adobe Flash. Mike Chambers, Flash product Manager, wrote on his blog that “the primary [...]
McAfee develop secure e-commerce tools with Adgregate Markets
McAfee has announced a partnership with online advertising developer Adgregate Markets to enable consumers to securely interact within e-commerce ads and applications for online, mobile, and social networks. As a result of the partnership, McAfee has certified the security and privacy of Adgregate’s advertising products who will in turn, through its direct and partner sales [...]
