McAfee, Inc

McAfee, Inc. operates as a security technology company that secures systems and networks from known and unknown threats worldwide. The company's system security offerings include endpoint protection that encompasses security solutions for consumer and corporate computer systems; data protection solutions to safeguard vital information residing on various devices; and McAfee mobile security solutions to protect mobile operators and their users by safeguarding mobile terminals, applications, and content. Its network security offerings comprise firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, Web, email, and data loss protection security appliances; McAfee SiteAdvisor to protect Internet users from a range of security threats, including spyware and other malicious downloads, spam, and identity theft scams, as well as provides customers a search tool bar that eliminates red-rated sites on search engine results; and McAfee SECURE standard, an aggregate of industry best practice designed to provide a level of security that an online merchant would reasonably achieve to help provide consumers with protection when interacting with Web sites and shopping online. McAfee's vulnerability and risk management offerings enable companies to meet security compliance objectives across entire organization, including identification of security risks, enforcement of security policies, and compliance audits for industry and government security regulations. The company's McAfee NAC supports internal security policies by preventing non compliant personal computers from connecting to the internal network. It has strategic alliances agreements with HP ProCurve to develop and deliver network security solutions; NTT DoCoMo; Extreme Networks Inc.; BMC Software Inc.; and Verizon Business. The company was formerly known as Network Associates, Inc. and changed its name to McAfee, Inc. in 2004. McAfee was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.