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- Detection and blocking techniques for combating spam
- Unsolicited e-mail is a growing problem that continues to impact businesses. This article explains how combining spam detection and blocking techniques, content filtering, and various analysis methods, it is possible to identify sources of incoming spam and also prevent spam from going out. With these methods it...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Technique, Analysis, Productivity, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers
- McAfee VirusScan Command Line Scanner 4.32 for RedHat 9 and Suse 8.x Linux
- McAfee VirusScan for UNIX detects and removes viruses on UNIX-based systems. The scanner runs from a command-line prompt, and provides an alternative to scanners that use a graphical user interface (GUI). Both types of scanner use the same anti-virus software. The scanner acts as an interface to the powerful anti-virus...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Red Hat Inc., Antivirus, McAfee VirusScan, SuSE, Scanners, Linux, Viruses And Worms, Open Source, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads
- Just Media Case Study: McAfee
- With the current rash of viruses causing difficulties for computer users at work and home, Mcafee, the anti-virus division of Network Associates wanted some in-depth knowledge of their customer base, particularly the home users, who may be particularly vulnerable to attacks due to lack of up-to-date anti-virus software. Just Media...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Iraq War Vet Learns the Hard Way When It Comes to PC Protection
- As a former Marine with three tours in Iraq, Jake Nelson knows the importance of integrity and reliability. Now, as a full-time college student, Jake demands the same dependability in his laptop security solution. Jake's biggest concern is spyware, since it can be downloaded so easily - without warning -...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Iraq, PC, Antivirus, Jake Nelson, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Case studies
- McAfee Eases Family's Concerns of Identity and Bank Account
- Some hackers hijack unprotected information to steal money and personal identities. Others secretly take over vulnerable home computers to mask their identity as they perform other illegal acts online. Jon, a police lieutenant and adjunct college professor in his mid-40s, trusts McAfee to protect his family's laptop and desktop computers....
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Bank, Identity
- Case studies
- The Threats Within
- In this shock report from McAfee, a survey reveals the extent to which European workers continue to compromise their companies' best efforts to defend themselves against security threats. The Threats Within is one of a series of white papers produced by McAfee as part of an ongoing and wide-ranging...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Security
- White papers
- McAfee - The Risk Management Road to SOX 404 Compliance
- The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ignited a firestorm of activity in IT not seen since Y2K. The law, which was meant to enforce ethical behavior and transparency in corporations, has had serious side-effects due to its harshness and lack of specific guidance. Ever willing to help, the...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Networks Associates Technology Inc., Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Y2K, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Webcasts
- Indiana Races to Protect Statewide Network With McAfee Intrushield
- The State of Indiana Wray's five-member team recognized the need for an intrusion detection and prevention tool that would proactively stop attacks while automating security policy enforcement. The team quickly realized only McAfee IntruShield IPS Appliances offered the features the state needed. Testing and independent research affirmed that McAfee was...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Team Management, Security, Intrusion Detection, Management
- Case studies
- Appleton's School District, City and Nearby Fox Valley Technical College Choose Trend Micro Over McAfee for Comprehensive Threat Protection
- Wisconsin-based Appleton Area School District, founded in 1850, has a solid history of preparing its students - currently in excess of 15,000 - to meet the challenges that lie ahead. Acting as a consortium, Appleton Area School District, the City of Appleton, and Fox Valley Technical College, reviewed major antivirus...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Trend Micro Inc., Appleton, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Case studies
- McAfee Case Study: Blue Square
- Blue Square is one of the largest interactive betting services in the UK and offers fixed odds betting across the Internet, Interactive TV, WAP, and telephone. When Blue Square wanted to ensure that it was managing its help desk and support effectively, the solution of choice was the Magic Service...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., E-business, Blue Square, Web Technology, Help Desk, E-business/E-Commerce, WAP, TVs, Call Centers, Internet, Tv & Home Theater, It Operations, Wireless, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies
- McAfee VirusScan Command Line Scanners 4.32 for FreeBSD
- McAfee VirusScan for UNIX detects and removes viruses on UNIX-based systems. The scanner runs from a command-line prompt, and provides an alternative to scanners that use a graphical user interface (GUI). Both types of scanner use the same anti-virus software. The scanner acts as an interface to the powerful anti-virus...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Antivirus, FreeBSD, McAfee VirusScan, Unix, Scanners, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads
- McAfee E-Business Server for Solaris Package 7.1.1
- McAfee E-Business Server protects sensitive data with 128-bit PGP encryption and data authentication, while allowing IT administrators and developers to embed automatic encryption, decryption, digital signing and verification into countless applications. McAfee E-Business Server runs on a variety of Windows and UNIX platforms, as well as IBM mainframes. E-Business Server...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., McAfee E-Business Server, Sun Solaris, E-Business Server, Mainframes, Servers, UNIX, Security, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources
- Teenager's Unprotected Computer Hijacked Via Music Download
- Kathy Morris, a contractor for a major corporate training company who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, was glad there was a McAfee technician a quick phone call away one Saturday morning. Kathy had just logged onto the Internet using her daughter Carrie's computer, but instead of seeing the normal home...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Teenager, Corporate Training, Computer, Music Download, Productivity
- Case studies
- Work-at-Home Mom Trusts McAfee to Protect Her Family
- Lori Hoffman, a married 36-year-old stay-at-home mom in Tampa, Florida, works part time from home in the insurance field. Lori Hoffman is like many PC users these days: Her home system runs personal applications but, increasingly, it also contains confidential business information that requires protection from probing eyes. She's been...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Lori Hoffman, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management
- Case studies
- NetShield for Netware
- Organizations can minimize the threat of virus attacks on NetWare file servers with McAfee NetShield for NetWare. Running as a series of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs), McAfee NetShield for Netware requires no complicated set-up, and combines the award winning McAfee scan engine with advanced virus-scanning technology for unmatched management capabilities....
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Novell NetWare, McAfee NetShield, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads
- McAfee Threatscan 2.5
- McAfee ThreatScan helps administrators who want to quickly and easily find their viral vulnerabilities. It proactively protects network against the cost and damage of outbreaks with scheduled virus vulnerability scans and updated signatures without relying on a security expert. ThreatScan proactively scans and reports on unprotected, unmanaged, infected and virus-vulnerable...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Networks Associates Technology Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads
- McAfee Desktop Firewall 8.0
- McAfee Desktop Firewall 8.0 proactively defends and controls clients to prevent new threats that anti-virus alone cannot. By providing comprehensive network and application firewall capabilities combined with intrusion detection technology, Desktop Firewall prevents clients from sending or receiving hostile threats from unauthorized network traffic or applications. It also prevents authorized...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Application Firewall, McAfee Desktop Firewall, Firewalls, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Security, Networking
- Software downloads
- McAfee Improves Network Security Health at Wisconsin Healthcare Provider
- Wisconsin-based Affinity Health System provides vital services to people of all ages through a network of 19 clinics, three hospitals, a long-term care facility, and a health plan. Affinity Health System needed a solid IT infrastructure that would grow with the organization, was available all the time, and gave users...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Network, Information Technology, Network Security, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Strategy, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management
- Case studies
- Cal State Hayward Expels Hacker Attacks With Intrusion Prevention
- For thrill-seeking hackers, universities are common prey. Cal State Hayward, though, refuses to be a sitting duck. More than 15,000 students, faculty, and administrative staff depend on Cal State Hayward's network 24/7, 365 days a year. A single successful Denial of Service (DoS) attack strands all 15,000 users and eats...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Hacker Attack, Intrusion Prevention, Network, Attack, Security, Networking
- Case studies
- Defending the Nation's Lawmakers Against Cyber Threats and Attacks
- As an experienced user of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), the information security group for a legislative body was looking to the future. It wanted to improve its IDS detection accuracy, attack coverage, and performance and reduce its operational costs while leveraging its four-year investment in its Cisco IDS. Plus, as...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Intrusion Detection System, Attack, Government Body, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Case studies