McAfee unveils e-mail, web security appliance

BANGALORE, INDIA: McAfee announced McAfee e-mail and Web security appliance 5.5 to help protect customers against the latest e-mail and Web-borne threats, manage Web and e-mail traffic and usage, and reduce system administration requirements.

Designed for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), the solution provides comprehensive e-mail and Web security in a single, integrated appliance.

"These appliances also provide customers with e-mail and Web usage policy enforcement capabilities, compliance tools, informative dashboards and comprehensive reporting,” said Dave Macey, GM—Network Security Business Unit, McAfee.

He added, “McAfee’s combined intelligence capabilities add an essential layer of protection to guard against today’s most advanced threats and work by accumulating data from millions of sensors, creating a real-time profile of all suspicious activity and content, and then watching for deviations based upon expected behavior.”

The latest version of the McAfee e-mail and Web Security Appliance are expected to be available globally later this quarter.