McAfee has announced enhancements to its endpoint security solution McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Endpoint. This release provides updated compliance and security functions, including powerful policy auditing, flexible network access control, rogue system detection, enhanced Web security and improved anti-malware technology. The integration of management capabilities between endpoint security and compliance management enables customers to reduce costs, improve visibility and comply with industry and security policies across their entire infrastructure.

Integrated Solution

McAfee ToPS for Endpoint leverages ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO), using a unified Web-based platform to simplify management and lower the cost of managing IT security and compliance. The addition of powerful policy auditing capabilities to ToPS for Endpoint Advanced allows for reduced management effort and ensures security compliance measures are met and audited. The distinct feature of ToPS for Endpoint Advanced lies in the fact that it uses a single management platform to provide operational efficiencies and cost savings.

"We can demonstrate that a single, integrated solution like Total Protection for Endpoint can save companies millions of dollars in operational and security costs," said Vimal Solanki, vice president of solutions marketing at McAfee. "The integration with ePolicy Orchestrator plays a powerful role in reducing these costs. For example, a two billion dollar enterprise running a 25 percent profit margin that needs 4,000 desktops/laptops and 1,000 servers protected can expect to see a three year total return of more than $2,000,000 and a payback period in months instead of years."

Key Product Enhancements

• Policy Auditing – As part of ToPS for Endpoint Advanced, customers now have the ability to perform audits against internal security policies or regulatory compliance standards across all endpoints using a single integrated console – ePO.
• Secure Network Access Control – The McAfee NAC 3.0 available in Total Protection for Endpoint – Advanced ensures endpoints are protected and compliant with corporate policies prior to accessing network resources. MNAC 3.0 is also integrated with Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP) technology, which enables customers to leverage existing infrastructure to enforce security policies on unmanaged systems.
• Detection of Rogue Systems – New enhancements have been made to detect when rogue systems attach to your network to stop unprotected endpoints from introducing malware or other threats.
• Enhanced Web Security – The SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus technology enhances the Total Protection for Endpoint solutions to proactively warn and block end users from malicious websites with whitelists and blacklists. Manageability with ePO 4.0 enables enterprise-wide deployment to stop malware, spam, downloaders, spyware, phishing attacks and other web-borne attacks.
• Improved Anti-Malware Technology - The strong anti-malware in Total Protection for Endpoint solutions has been enhanced with rootkit detection, improved scanning performance and protection for virtual machines.