McAfee, a leading name in computer security, has announced the release of McAfee Total Protection Service. The service is one of the industry’s very first Security-as-a-Service solutions, which offers constant protection without needing investment into infrastructure on-premise.

Marc Olesen, senior vice president and general manager of McAfee Software-as-a-Service said: “Total Protection Service is a key component of the McAfee Security-as-a-Service strategy. With this release, we’re broadening our SaaS offerings to enterprise customers. While small and mid-size businesses are very familiar with Total Protection Service, larger companies are realising the benefits of SaaS in helping them reduce operating costs while strengthening their security controls.”

McAfee’s Total Protection Service delivers integrated protection for all areas of computer usage, and access to SecurityCenter. This online console, managed by McAfee, allows a greater flexibility for administration and management of Total Protection. Administrators can improve and manage the protection with customised dashboards of the security environment.

The Total Protection Service indicates McAfee’s approach to computer security as a service which must be accessible but – just as fundamentally – should also be affordable. This is particularly pertinent in a world where the economic slowdown has meant many businesses cannot afford to maintain the security of their systems.

McAfee’s Total Protection Service is made affordable by online deployment, off-site infrastructure, and reporting in real-time. This also saves significant time for the business or enterprise which runs this new Security-as-a-Service solution. The Security-as-a-Service model means that McAfee manages the system remotely, so the infrastructure to provide a business with computer security does not have be installed and maintained on-site.

Evidence for the affordable element of McAfee’s Total Protection Service include the 50% cost savings on average that is recognised by McAfee customers.

To make sure that customers are kept safe from the wide variety of sophisticated cyber threats, McAfee’s Security-as-a-Service portfolio is powered by Global Threat Intelligence in real-time. This is gathered by McAfee Avert Labs, which utilise McAfee Artemis and TrustedSource. These are cloud-based technologies which help McAfee’s Security-as-a-Service update as new threats appear.

Guest Article by Neil Camp