McAfee launches new business unit

MUMBAI, INDIA: McAfee today announced the launch of a new business unit – Risk and Compliance business unit – focused on IT governance, risk and compliance.

The new unit will focus on driving innovation and extending McAfee's lead in security risk management. George Kurtz, senior vice president and general manager at McAfee, will head the newly-formed unit.

Kurtz is an internationally recognized security expert and author who has served in a variety of leadership roles at McAfee.

Earlier, Kurtz was CEO of Foundstone Inc., which was acquired by McAfee in October of 2004. The company will also concentrate efforts to include tighter cross-product integration with other McAfee products.

“Formation of the McAfee Risk and Compliance Business Unit positions us well to leverage our compliance expertise and build on our strengths to simplify the Enterprise challenges in this important area,” said Dave DeWalt, CEO and president of McAfee.

"We're launching the Risk and Compliance Business Unit to drive innovation, streamline execution, provide a stronger focus for customers - and most importantly, ensure superior customer satisfaction," said Kurtz.

New version of McAfee Vulnerability Manager

McAfee has also launched the new version of McAfee Vulnerability Manager 6.5. McAfee Vulnerability Manager helps security administrators to find and prioritize vulnerabilities and policy violations on networked systems.

It improves operational efficiency and security protection, while also meeting the requirements of regulations and standards. Vulnerability Manager 6.5 extends the capabilities of agentless scanning by adding policy compliance checks for both Windows and Unix systems.