Posts Tagged ‘McAfee’

McAfee says Singaporeans value their digital assets at S$57,500

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

McAfee’s Global Digital Assets survey reveals that the price an average Internet user in Singapore places on his/her digital assets could get one a private university degree in Singapore.

Yet, consumers still do not adequately protect these assets across all their digital devices.

Nearly a quarter (24%) of Singaporean households now own more than five digital devices.

Nearly a quarter (24%) of Singaporean households now own more than five digital devices. Click to view enlarged and complete infographic.

The average Singaporean now own digital items (such as photos, videos and documents) with a total financial value of S$57,500.

McAfee Digital Assets 2013 study

The survey was conducted between 15 March and 9 April 2013 in US, Canada, Spain, UK, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, Singapore, India, Brazil & Mexico. There were 6,078 respondents.

This is roughly equivalent to one and a half year’s salary for the average worker in Singapore, who earns S$37,705 a year, according to the 2012 report of Department of Statistics Singapore.

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McAfee & Intel launch LiveSafe for greater consumer security

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Offering a new model for Ultrabook users, McAfee launches the industry’s first unlimited cross-device security service with facial and voice recognition for consumer devices.

Available from 9 June 2013.

Check out the latest cross-device security service from McAfee and Intel.

Check out the latest cross-device security service from McAfee and Intel.

McAfee LiveSafe service uses cutting-edge facial and voice recognition technology to safeguard users’ data, identity and all their devices.

A recent global survey conducted by McAfee revealed that more than 40 per cent of households own five or more Internet-enabled devices, which contributes significantly to a user’s risk of exposure to online threats.

McAfee LiveSafe service offers a comprehensive approach to security, while providing consumers with a simple Web-based dashboard to centrally manage security on all of their PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets.

To increase the level of consumer security, McAfee LiveSafe service also includes a cloud-based “safety deposit box”, called “McAfee Personal Locker”.

McAfee LiveSafe

McAfee LiveSafe

The McAfee Personal Locker uses facial and voice recognition to authenticate a user’s identity so that they can securely store sensitive, personal information such as financial records, drivers licenses and passports.

It also allows users to easily and securely manage their passwords and automatically log into all their online accounts from any of their devices.

The survey also revealed that globally more than 50 per cent of consumers spend at least 15 hours a week, or two hours a day, using their devices for personal reasons.

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Intel buys McAfee for US$7.68 billion

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Software security built right in the computer chip hardware. That could be the next trend in the fight against attackers on the Internet. Shares of other computer security houses like Symantec are also gaining in the anticipation that other big technology companies could make a similar move for those companies.

Logos of Intel and McAfee

Intel buys McAfee for US$7.68 billion.

In the largest technology deal this year so far, Intel will fork out US$7.68 billion for antivirus and computer security software maker McAfee. Intel has said that the acquisition could allow it to build McAfee’s anit-virus technology directly into its chips, helping to protect computers, wireless devices and embedded systems in vehicles and ATMs from online crime.

As a sign of how keen Intel is over McAfee, it is paying a higher-than-average premium for McAfee. The US$48 for each McAfee share is a 60% premium over McAfee’s US$29.93 close on Wednesday. Data from Bloomberg show that in the last five years there have been 171 acquisitions in the Internet security business, with an average premium of only 22.3 percent.

To address worries that Intel will mismanage their new acquisition into oblivion, Intel said that McAfee would “operate as a wholly owned subsidiary”. There will be no job cuts from the 61,000 employees in McAfee which, like Intel, is also based in Santa Clara, California.

Intel’s foray into computer security will hopefully help it expand beyond the PC market, which is increasingly overshadowed by growths in the smartphone and tablet markets. Although Intel’s chips run more than 80 percent of personal computers, they are absent from mobile phones now on the market.

Cameron Diaz most likely to lead you astray

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
Photo of Cameraon Diaz

Cameron Diaz is the most dangerous celebrity on the Web.

Do an Internet search on Cameron Diaz and click on one of the search results. Chances are you will land on a malicious site. Security analysts at McAfee has identified one of Charlie’s Angels as the most dangerous celebrity on the Web.

In the rankings of the latest “Dangerous Celebrities” study by McAfee, after Cameron Diaz came movie star Julia Roberts. Next is Jessica Biel, the most dangerous celebrity in the previous study, followed by supermodel Gisele Bündchen and actor Brad Pitt.

Hackers with malicious intent typically use popular celebrities as bait to lure victimes to sites containing malware.

According to MaAfee, maker of antivirus and computer security software, searching for Diaz yields a 10 percent chance of landing on a malicious site. In particular, when “Cameron Diaz and screensavers” was searched, 19 percent of the sites were identified as having malicious downloads. Users searching under “Julia Roberts and downloads” had a 20 percent chance of landing on a site with a malicious download, the company found.