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McAfee to Offer Cingular
Wireless Customers Mobile Anti-Virus Security Services
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), the leading dedicated security technology
company, today announced that it will offer Cingular Wireless customers
mobile security solutions for business-oriented devices. McAfee provides
comprehensive mobile security solutions that are designed to protect
against and prevent mobile threats and vulnerabilities. Its flagship
product is McAfee VirusScan Mobile.
"While mobile threats have presented themselves largely as proof of
concept, we think it's important for carriers to get ahead of the curve,
and offer proactive and preventative solutions before a significant
attack occurs," commented Todd Gebhart, senior vice president of
Worldwide Consumer and Mobile Sales at McAfee, Inc. "In doing so, we
believe carriers and their customers will be able to avoid serious
potential implications that include loss of service and permanent or
temporary loss of data. Cingular has taken a leadership position among
wireless carriers in providing virus protection for mobile devices and
we look forward to providing market-leading protection to its customer
base."
Under the terms of the agreement, McAfee VirusScan Mobile will be
available to Cingular customers for download to their Symbian Series 60,
Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC or SmartPhone wireless devices.
Individuals will be able to purchase a one-year subscription for $29.99
from McAfee through Cingular's MediaNetTM Web portal. The subscription
includes automatic, over-the-air updates against any newly discovered
mobile viruses and threats. Mobile malware (viruses, Trojans, and other
threats) has been tracked since 2004 by McAfee's AVERT (Anti-Virus
Emergency Response Team) Labs. It has appeared on smartphones-mobile
devices that can access the Internet-as well as feature phones, mobile
devices that do not have Internet access and are used largely to make
phone calls. In the case of feature phones, rather than being vulnerable
to viruses or Trojans, hackers have exploited vulnerabilities resulting
from poorly written software code. (In this instance, the most common
damage has been denial of service attacks.)
McAfee VirusScan Mobile provides advanced scanning, detection and
cleaning of mobile data to prevent corruption due to viruses, worms,
spyware, malware, and other technology abuses. It protects devices
against the threats that originate from e-mail, instant messaging, and
Internet downloads, and protects multiple entry points including SMS,
MMS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Up-to-date protection is delivered as soon as
threats are identified through McAfee's leading research organization,
AVERT�. Currently McAfee supports Microsoft Windows Mobile PocketPC and
SmartPhone as well as Symbian Series 60 operating systems.
With comprehensive mobile protection from malware attacks, VirusScan
also protects corporate data and ensures regulatory compliance
requirements for data protection. To further ensure mobile security,
McAfee will introduce McAfee Firewall Mobile, which provides protection
against hackers and data-stealing applications, monitoring both inbound
and outbound communication for malicious behavior, in the second quarter
of 2006.
"With the launch of VirusScan Mobile, McAfee is the first global
security company to build an integrated end-to-end solution for
real-time protection against mobile threats," furthered Gebhart. "VirusScan
Mobile is the only product designed specifically for mobile protection
and we will continue our diligence in ensuring that the consumer's
experience is safe and secure."
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