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Seven Reasons Why
McAfee Enterprise Security
Is Your Best Choice for
Microsoft Windows 8
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Table of Contents
McAfee and Windows 8: Better Together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. Security Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Secure Your Road Warrior While Enabling Touch Business Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Single, Integrated Management Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Comprehensive Platform Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. Most Comprehensive Product Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. World-Class Research and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Industry Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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McAfee® Enterprise Security—now a part of Intel® Security—is your best
choice for Microsoft Windows 8, as Windows 8 offers an extensive array
of features as well as improved performance and security. Windows 8, at
the end of the day, is a complex operating system and will exhibit critical
vulnerabilities that will be exploited by malware engineers. The fact that
most Windows 7 applications will run natively on Windows 8 means that
most malware will also run on Windows 8.
McAfee and Windows 8: Better Together
When it comes to protecting Windows 8, the McAfee difference is simple: one vendor provides a
complete, state-of-the-art security portfolio of endpoint, server, cloud, network, data, and web and
email solutions that defend real-world networks, including Microsoft, Apple, and Linux operating
systems and thousands of applications. With the efficiencies of unified on-premises or Software-asa-Service (SaaS) management and reporting to further enhance the value of a broad product line,
this translates into increased security and significant operating expense savings for you.
McAfee is the only company that can deliver on the Security Connected framework, which enables
integration of multiple products, services, and partnerships for centralized, efficient, and effective
risk mitigation. Learn more about McAfee solutions at www.McAfee.com.
Let’s explore the seven reasons why McAfee is your best choice to secure Windows 8.
1. Security Connected
The Security Connected framework from McAfee brings together the endpoint, network, and cloud
and connects it to the broader ecosystem. It closes the gaps left by traditional security approaches
from other vendors and provides full visibility into emerging threats and an unparalleled view across
the threat landscape.
The Security Connected framework provides a strategic approach, utilizing centralized management
and McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (McAfee GTI) to synchronize security, mitigate risk, and enable
a comprehensive, proactive threat response. Today’s business challenges require a move from simply
securing components to understanding and measuring the security of the business as a whole. Along
with this, the growing number of threats must be responded to dynamically, within minutes, not days.
This requires a new approach to security and risk management.
Mitigation of today’s global threats requires a sophisticated and mature security ecosystem. McAfee
is in the best position to provide the connections between Windows 8 systems, security products,
and the latest security research.
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Figure 1. The McAfee Security Connected Platform.
2. Secure Your Road Warrior While Enabling Touch Business Processes
The design of Windows 8 for tablet devices illustrates the growing phenomenon of mobility.
Road warriors all over the world have specific security requirements that must be addressed in a
comprehensive manner. McAfee offers road warriors the security tools they need to protect their
most critical business processes. The first line of defense is cloud-based authentication/identity
management and single sign-on. Cloud-based file access with McAfee Web Gateway allows road
warriors to access all their assets securely anywhere, any time. McAfee Enterprise Mobile Manager
further protects and encrypts email and keeps business communication in a protected container.
McAfee offers high-performance full-disk and file encryption, as well as data loss prevention (DLP)
protection to keep business information safe. Last, but not least, McAfee offers apps to protect and
obfuscate pictures and data within social media so that only authorized persons will be able to
view pictures on Facebook.
McAfee offers all the solutions needed to optimize and protect the mobile worker.
3.Single, Integrated Management Platform
McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™) software is widely acknowledged as the most
advanced and scalable security management software in the industry, with these features:
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End-to-end visibility.
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Simplified security operations.
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Open, extensible architecture.
McAfee ePO software helps minimize the load on IT staff while maximizing the effective protection
of the deployed McAfee products. One pane of glass to manage your security infrastructure has
never been more important to the deployment of Windows 8. The infrastructure required by
other security tools is not only daunting, but also distracts from Windows 8’s purpose to be easier,
faster, better, and more efficient. McAfee ePO software delivers the end-to end security operations
promised by Windows 8.
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4. Comprehensive Platform Coverage
It should be noted that while we are providing you with the eight reasons that McAfee should be
your choice to protect Windows 8, McAfee understands that Windows 8 will not be deployed in a
vacuum and that customers will have many platforms and systems in their computing environment.
McAfee offer comprehensive coverage for a wide range of platforms and devices. In a comparison
with Microsoft (see Figure 2), McAfee also offers support for older Windows products, Android
devices, Apple devices, virtualized systems, Linux, and Lotus Domino.
Vendor:
McAfee
Microsoft
Endpoint Solutions Available
Windows 2008 R2
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Windows 2008
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Windows 2003 R2
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Windows 2003
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Windows 7
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Windows Vista
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Windows 2000
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X
Windows XP
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Mac OS
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Android Devices
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X
Windows Mobile Devices
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Apple iPhone
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X
VMware ESX, ESXi
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Citrix XenDesktop, XenServer
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X
Linux
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Lotus Domino
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MS Exchange
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MS SQL Server
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Figure 2. Endpoint solution platforms as of December 2012.
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5.Most Comprehensive Product Portfolio
The diagram below compares Microsoft’s security portfolio to McAfee offerings. Note that Microsoft
products have limited protection for non-Microsoft components, and many of the products listed
have not yet proven to be ready for enterprise deployment, such as encryption, network access
control (NAC), and whitelisting.
Limited technology
Device control, DLP, encryption, NAC.
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Apple mobile security, application control, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), change
control, or network firewall.
Lacks robust web security
McAfee SiteAdvisor® software (limited function with Smart Screen).
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The breadth and depth of the McAfee security portfolio—spanning endpoint security, network
security, email and web security, and security services via SaaS—allow McAfee to be a one-stop
shop for a large portion of security market demand and keep the bad guys out of any portion of
the security framework.
Vendor:
McAfee
Microsoft
Product Solutions Available
Anti-Malware Host
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Anti-Malware—Mail
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Anti-Malware—SharePoint
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Anti-Malware—Virtual
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Anti-Malware—SAP
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Web Security
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Firewall
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IPS
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Application Blocking
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Application Whitelisting (Dynamic)
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File Integrity Monitoring
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Change Control
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Risk Analysis
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Compliance Auditing
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Full Disk Encryption
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File Folder Encryption
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Encrypted USB (Hardware/Software)
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Data Loss Prevention
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Device Control
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Figure 3. Product portfolio gaps reflect limited or missing functionality.
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6.World-Class Research and Support
The McAfee GTI research team works around the clock, all over the world to provide the most up-todate protection. Our award-winning support organization sets the standard for technical assistance
and customer service.
McAfee professional services, including consulting, product education, and award-winning
technical support, help customers make the most of their McAfee solutions and keep protection
up to date. We work with highly trained and experienced partners to help customers optimize our
solutions. McAfee Foundstone® Professional Services brings an objective perspective and a unique
combination of tools and training to help identify and implement the most effective solutions to
meeting our customers’ particular needs.
Through McAfee Customer Service and Technical Support, our customers have access to expert
support delivered by certified security specialists, along with a wealth of other resources, including
an in-depth knowledgebase. Support options include 24/7/365 access, response charters, and
proactive optimization.
Research
McAfee Labs is our top-ranked worldwide research organization with more than 350 researchers.
McAfee GTI offers the most comprehensive threat intelligence on the market. Powered by a
worldwide network of threat sensors and backed by a global, dedicated research team (McAfee Labs),
this gives users visibility across all threat vectors: file, web, message, and network.
7. Industry Leadership
McAfee is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and
proven solutions and services that help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the
world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse, and shop the web more securely.
McAfee leads the industry in integrated endpoint protection:
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A leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant six years in a row.1
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First to deliver a single agent and a single console for endpoint security.
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First to manage a broad range of security products, including endpoint, network, data,
web, and email security with one console.
First product to have a unified management platform for endpoint security and compliance.
Pioneered the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance to manage McAfee and non-McAfee
products.
More than 420 patents, many more pending.
McAfee provides a complete process with a common architecture and management infrastructure.
This approach integrates multiple threat prevention and compliance management tools to provide
comprehensive solutions that work better, save time, and cost less. The McAfee strategy solves real
security problems by integrating all the functionality customers need—from threat protection to
compliance—to provide knowledge-driven security that is automated and actionable, empowering
organizations to be efficient and effective. The collaborative Security Connected framework from
McAfee bridges network and system security to save enterprises of all sizes money, improve protection, and provide a security and compliance solution that is greater than the sum of its parts.
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Summary
The Windows 8 OS provides a superior platform for mobile productivity, always-on computing, and
the social business trends we are likely to see. The Windows 8 user interface is ready-made for new
tablet and mobile systems, the computing platforms of the future. Microsoft’s security updates
make the Windows 8 OS one of the strongest in recent years. At the same time, this OS will be a
target due to its adoption and popularity. Today’s threat landscape hides an ever-changing stream
of worms, spyware, Trojans, bots, rootkits, hackers, identity thieves, and targeted attacks. These
threats affect users who take work with them everywhere, workers who unknowingly jeopardize
your network and systems when they return to the office. Mitigation of today’s global threats
requires a sophisticated and mature security ecosystem. McAfee is one of the few vendors to
provide the connections between Windows 8 systems, security products, and the latest security
research.
Proactive and comprehensive protection technologies require that we take advantage of both OS
updates and have the understanding of attack vectors and process to make Windows 8 the safest and
most secure Windows experience. If you are considering Windows 8, visit McAfee.com to learn how
we can make your Windows 8 experience more productive and secure. http://www.mcafee.com/us/
products/endpoint-protection/windows-8-update.aspx
About Intel Security
McAfee is now part of Intel Security. With its Security Connected strategy, innovative approach
to hardware-enhanced security, and unique Global Threat Intelligence, Intel Security is intensely
focused on developing proactive, proven security solutions and services that protect systems,
networks, and mobile devices for business and personal use around the world. Intel Security is
combining the experience and expertise of McAfee with the innovation and proven performance of
Intel to make security an essential ingredient in every architecture and on every computing platform.
Intel Security’s mission is to give everyone the confidence to live and work safely and securely in the
digital world. www.intelsecurity.com.
1. http://www.mcafee.com/us/independent-reports/gartner-mq-endpoint-protection-platforms.aspx
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