McAfee has revealed the details of its Security-as-a-Service strategy, designed to provide consumers, small to mid-sized businesses and large enterprises with a set of security products delivered as a service in the cloud. Reportedly, this strategy builds on McAfee’s core strengths in threat prevention, its diverse software-as-a-service portfolio and global threat intelligence.
It provides customers with a single vendor offering and more cost efficient deployment options. With SaaS delivery options, customers recognize cost savings of 50% on average, McAfee claims.
By integrating with McAfee’s real-time, cloud-based global threat intelligence, McAfee Security SaaS products provide increased visibility into both external and internal threats and vulnerabilities, protecting customers more efficiently and reducing both acquisition and operational costs, the company said.
According to the company, the complete McAfee Security SaaS portfolio leverages McAfee’s install base and threat intelligence capabilities, providing customers with a comprehensive view of the evolving threat landscape. McAfee’s SaaS portfolio delivers endpoint protection, web protection, email protection and vulnerability assessments as a service, linked to global threat intelligence from Artemis, TrustedSource and SiteAdvisor.
McAfee’s SaaS are all centrally managed via a unique cloud based management console, enabling policy setting and reporting for customers. The McAfee security SaaS portfolio includes McAfee Total Protection Service, McAfee Total Protection Service Extended, McAfee Web Protection Service and McAfee Vulnerability Assessment.
The company said it is harnessing the cloud with plans to build out the SaaS portfolio to meet market and customer demands. The build out is expected to focus on expanded functionality for cloud-based management console, email protection and vulnerability management.
