McAfee buys Foundstone for $86m

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McAfee Buys Security Consulting Firm
Foundstone

McAfee Buys Security Consulting Firm
Foundstone 08/16/2004 10:18 AM
After months of rumors, McAfee has agreed to pay $86 million in cash for Foundstone.

McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86M

McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86M 08/16/2004 06:07 PM
McAfee Inc.'s purchase of Foundstone follows several moves in the past year to focus its product offerings and bolster its standing in the intrusion detection and prevention market.

McAfee to buy Foundstone for US$86
million

McAfee to buy Foundstone for US$86
million 08/21/2004 09:36 AM

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Monkey see, monkey do…”Antivirus software company McAfee Inc. is buying Foundstone Inc., which makes software for detecting and managing software vulnerabilities, for US$86 million in cash, McAfee said Monday….

McAfee grabs Foundstone

McAfee grabs Foundstone 08/16/2004 12:24 PM
The former plans to team up its intrusion prevention technology with the latter's vulnerability management software.

McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86 million

McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86 million 08/16/2004 10:31 AM
Antivirus software company McAfee Inc. is buying Foundstone Inc., which makes software for detecting and managing software vulnerabilities, for $86 million in cash, McAfee said Monday.

Update: McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86
million

Update: McAfee to buy Foundstone for $86
million 08/16/2004 04:23 PM
McAfee has announced that it's purchasing Foundstone for $86 million. Foundstone specializes in technology for spotting and remediating software vulnerabilities. As part of the deal Foundstone's products will become part of McAfee's services, but at $86 million what would you expect.

McAfee will combine its newly acquired technology into its line of security products. The new lineup from McAfee will able to identify and shield users/corporations from Internet/network attacks. A company that for the longest time has only specialized in antivirus products is continuing to break into new markets. If McAfee keeps up this momentum its rival Symantec is going to have some serious catching up to do.

Though I'm not a personal fan of McAfee product I have to applaud the company for continuing to offer its customers better products. With an acquisition like this the McAfee name is now going to get a whole new meaning. Especially as it seems like McAfee is getting ready to challenge the big boys such as Cisco with new network security products.

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McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone

McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone 08/17/2004 03:18 PM
The $86 million deal for the private business security software maker might be a steal.

McAfee, Inc. to Acquire Foundstone, Inc.
for $86 Million in Cash

McAfee, Inc. to Acquire Foundstone, Inc.
for $86 Million in Cash 08/16/2004 10:35 AM

McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The
Motley Fool)

McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The
Motley Fool) 08/17/2004 05:45 PM
The Motley Fool - Shortly after we came back from our big vacation overseas in May, my Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) PowerBook was hit with a computer virus. I can't tell you which one, but it was enough to cripple my Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Office for the Mac software. Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC - News) Norton Anti-Virus found the bug, and then eradicated it by exterminating my entire in-box. (Thanks, guys.)

McAfee Buys Outsource 802.1X Firm

McAfee Buys Outsource 802.1X Firm 06/05/2005 10:56 PM
Wireless Security Corporation bought by McAfee: The PC security giant has purchased the company that makes WSC Guard, an outsourced subscription service provider of 802.1X through their own client software. WSC had worked with McAfee to create a wireless security testing Web application that McAfee offered at no cost on their Web site....

McAfee Buys Wireless Security Tech

McAfee Buys Wireless Security Tech 06/05/2005 11:59 PM
Security software vendor McAfee has acquired Wireless Security Corp, obtaining encryption, authentication and intrusion protection technology to lock down Wi-Fi based networks. McAfee will use Wireless Security's technologies in combination with its own Antivirus, Firewall and Internet Security products.

Trio of Experienced Computer Security
Authors and Industry Experts Launch
Special Ops Security After Foundstone
Acquisition

Trio of Experienced Computer Security
Authors and Industry Experts Launch
Special Ops Security After Foundstone
Acquisition 02/05/2005 09:05 PM
Combining three decades of industry experience and nearly a dozen books authored between them, Andrés, Birkholz, and Andrews bring a wealth of talent and a hybrid teaching style to computer security training in Orange County. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]

McAfee DAT 4253

McAfee DAT 4253 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.

McAfee AV ate my application

McAfee AV ate my application 09/07/2004 12:49 PM
False Trojan horse alert causes chaos

McAfee Sneakiness

McAfee Sneakiness 02/10/2004 02:49 AM

I'm noticing some serious sneakiness on the part of McAfee.

I run SpamKiller, and I'm quite happy with it. However, I'm not thrilled with apps trying to check for updates all the time, so I've disabled the auto-update feature.

Recerntly, I installed Startup Monitor. Since then, I've been getting sporadic reports that an executable called MCUpdate.exe is trying to add a registry entry for itself to run on start-up. These would pop up at random intervals throughout the day.

At the same time, I'm noticing a Scheduled Task that refuses to stay deleted. It's a McAfee update job that I delete daily, but that keeps reappearing. What does it run? MCUpdate.exe.

So SpamKiller must check for this task, and re-add it if it doesn't find it in the Scheduled Tasks. Then this task must check for the start-up registry entry, then try to add it if it doesn't find it.

Like I said, sneaky.

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McAfee VirusScan 9 Goes After Spyware

McAfee VirusScan 9 Goes After Spyware 07/14/2004 01:44 AM
The question of how to deal with spyware and adware is particularly challenging when programs users desire -- such as Kazaa -- require spyware components in order to operate. In its upcoming release of VirusScan, McAfee is attempting to address that very question. In developing the next iteration of VirusScan, McAfee's software engineers have made it their number one priority to enhance the detection and removal of spyware, adware and other malware. However, detection is only one part of the equation.

Tightening up McAfee defenses

Tightening up McAfee defenses 06/11/2004 12:44 PM
ZDNet Jun 11 2004 5:23PM GMT

McAfee SuperDAT 4253

McAfee SuperDAT 4253 03/19/2003 10:45 PM
Virus definition, or .DAT, files contain up-to-date virus signatures and other information that Network Associates anti-virus products use to protect your computer against the thousands of computer viruses in circulation. Network Associates releases new .DAT files regularly to provide protection against the approximately 300 new viruses that appear each month. To ensure that your anti-virus software can protect your system or network against the latest virus threats, download and install the latest .DAT files.

Top McAfee exec to step down

Top McAfee exec to step down 09/07/2004 12:12 PM
Stephen Richards will retire from his positions as chief operating officer and chief financial officer.

Network Associates Is Now McAfee

Network Associates Is Now McAfee 04/23/2004 04:31 PM

Network Associates changes name to
McAfee

Network Associates changes name to
McAfee 07/05/2004 09:37 AM
Personal Computer World Jul 5 2004 2:06PM GMT

McAfee Beefing Up VirusScan

McAfee Beefing Up VirusScan 09/03/2004 09:42 PM

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According to an article I was reading in PC World, McAfee is beefing up its VirusScan Security. This will be a new version of the VirusScan Enterprise edition to help with attacks by viruses and malicious hackers coding. From the article:…

McAfee Beats, Guides Up

McAfee Beats, Guides Up 07/28/2004 11:42 AM
TheStreet.com Jul 28 2004 3:33PM GMT

McAfee to eradicate app assassin bug

McAfee to eradicate app assassin bug 09/08/2004 12:41 PM
ISPWizard reloaded

McAfee Earnings Quadruple in 2Q

McAfee Earnings Quadruple in 2Q 07/27/2004 11:26 PM
Formerly known as Network Associates, McAfee reported earnings of $10.2 million compared with $2.5 million a year earlier.

Updated McAfee Reports

Updated McAfee Reports 07/08/2004 07:16 PM

Ireland is never Netherlands for McAfee

Ireland is never Netherlands for McAfee 07/20/2004 06:31 AM
Taxtastic

McAfee Gets Honorary Black Hat

McAfee Gets Honorary Black Hat 09/11/2004 07:31 AM

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“An Australian software developer is considering suing McAfee after the antivirus company wrongly identified his Internet setup program as a Trojan horse in a recent virus definition update. Mark Griffiths of Brisbane said he is “not ruling out” filing a lawsuit against McAfee even after the antivirus company released on Thursday an update to its DAT virus definition file that fixes the false positive. Griffiths sells the Internet setup program, ISPWizard, to Internet service providers…

Getting McAfee VirusScan for Free

Getting McAfee VirusScan for Free 06/07/2004 03:43 PM

McAfee sets intruder alarms

McAfee sets intruder alarms 06/11/2004 02:34 PM
ZDNet Jun 11 2004 6:25PM GMT

Notes and Tips: McAfee Absurdities

Notes and Tips: McAfee Absurdities 09/15/2004 09:58 AM
There are real communication problems at McAfee, making it difficult to actually buy and use its anti-viral software.

McAfee Fixes eBay Glitch

McAfee Fixes eBay Glitch 11/16/2003 07:00 AM

McAfee sees accounting weakness

McAfee sees accounting weakness 04/04/2005 08:22 AM
Another tech company that can't keep the books

McAfee CFO Richards to Retire in
December (AP)

McAfee CFO Richards to Retire in
December (AP) 09/07/2004 10:46 AM
AP - Internet security company McAfee Inc. Monday said Stephen Richards, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year to spend time with his family.

McAfee fixes eBay glitch

McAfee fixes eBay glitch 11/14/2003 06:19 PM
The company releases a patch to fix a flaw that prevented some users of its privacy software from accessing the auction site.

McAfee The Latest To Add Anti-Spyware

McAfee The Latest To Add Anti-Spyware 01/25/2004 07:29 PM

McAfee Secured For Defense With EAL3

McAfee Secured For Defense With EAL3 09/10/2004 02:33 PM

Instrumental McAfee Chief Steps Down

Instrumental McAfee Chief Steps Down 09/13/2004 06:53 AM
Stephen Richards said last week he will resign as the company's chief financial officer at year's end.

Kerio WinRoute Firewall with McAfee
v5.1.7

Kerio WinRoute Firewall with McAfee
v5.1.7 12/15/2003 09:19 PM
Kerio WinRoute Firewall is a corporate firewall with integrated antivirus, content filtering and user-specific Internet access management. Available with embedded McAfee Anti-Virus and Cobion content filtering. Supports all Internet connection types, fully supports VoIP (H.323, SIP, Cisco SCCP) and VPN. Built-in DNS forwarder, DHCP, proxy server. Supports Active Directory. [Shareware $479.00 30 Days 12.2 MB]
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