McAfee selected as baseline for Department of Defense host security system

BANGALORE: McAfee

Inc., has announced that its Host Intrusion Prevention and ePolicy

Orchestrator (ePOTM ) have been selected as the baseline for the U.S. Department

of Defense's (DoD) Host-Based Security System (HBSS)

DoD will use McAfee tools to provide in-depth protection of the network while

providing centralized management of host-based capabilities and enforcing

standard configurations of host machines. HBSS will be deployed and used

throughout DoD installations worldwide. The task order was awarded to prime

contractor BAE Systems under the DISA I-ASSURE contract.

McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention, monitors and blocks intrusions by combining

signature and behavioral protection with a system firewall.

The solution integrates into the McAfee ePO management platform, for accurate,

scalable and easy-to-use advanced system protection.

With automatic signature updates and zero-day protection, the DoD will be

able to provide advanced vulnerability-shielding capabilities, which will cut

down on patching and regulatory issues. Using McAfee ePO, administrators can

keep protection up to date; configure and enforce security policies; and monitor

security status from one centralized console. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator also

manages security postures maintained by other leading security solutions

providers.

Mike Carpenter, vice president of federal operations for McAfee, Inc., said,

"Cyber security and security risk management are increasingly pressing

concerns in the government space. Our products are already widely used

throughout the civilian, defense and intelligence community networks.”

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