McAfee to Protect New York
Top computer security company McAfee has announced it has been chosen to protect the state of New York against cyber criminals.
McAfee anti-virus products will be used to provide ‘endpoint’ security for over 200,000 servers, desktops and laptops across agencies at counties across the state.
It is a multi-year, multimillion dollar enterprise license agreement which includes McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint Advanced and McAfee Total Protection for Data. McAfee say that it will offer New York improved security posture and increased mobility, at a total cost of ownership (TCO) savings of approximately 75% over previous purchases.
Mike Carpenter, senior vice president of public sector for McAfee, said: “With cybercrime on the rise, the need to protect sensitive data is of great concern for federal, state and local government organizations. We are privileged to fill the role of trusted security advisor to New York, a state that is dedicated to the improvement of its security posture through proactive solutions.”
Dr Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, New York state chief information officer and director of the office for technology, said: “During these fiscally challenges times, cost savings must be a focal point with every transaction. McAfee solutions have enabled the State of New York to realize unprecedented cost savings and meet our unique security suite needs of higher levels of protection across the state enterprise.”
The deal comes after a policy from the New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination which required all mobile endpoints to have encryption. As the McAfee Total Protection for Data product includes an encryption tool, this enabled New York to meet their policy directive, protecting sensitive data on the move.
McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint Advanced is an end-to-end solution providing companies and organizations with a simplified and comprehensive threat protection package.
McAfee Total Protection for Data offers encryption, authentication, data loss prevention, and policy-driven security solutions, enabling companies and organizations to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Both packages link with McAfee’s single-console management solution, ePolicy Orchestrator, enabling intelligent security and compliance optimization.
Guest Article by Neil Camp
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