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Intel Security Mends Cybersecurity Fragmentation With Unifying StrategyToday Intel Security outlined a new, unifying approach for the cybersecurity industry that strives to eliminate fragmentation through updated integrated solutions, new cross-industry partnerships and product integrations within the Intel Security Innovation Alliance and Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). "Transforming isolated technologies into a cohesive security system is without a doubt the most daunting challenge facing practitioners today," said Chris Young, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Security Group. "The battle against our adversaries cannot be fought alone; it will take people, products, organizations and industries working together to eliminate the fragmentation of security through automation, partnerships and unified architectures." The workforce shortage facing the cybersecurity industry makes it increasingly difficult to hire and retain employees. These scarce resources make it harder to maintain a coherent security architecture to prevent damage from and minimize the cost of emerging threats while embracing the potential of new open source, digital, cloud and security technologies. Our research and customer discussions have underscored the need for trusted partners that work cooperatively to reduce the burden of fragmented technologies and help organizations stay focused on securing their business assets and productivity. With this in mind, Intel Security is pleased to announce several new product integrations and updates, new industry partnerships and increased open source and standards-based collaboration that will strengthen the effectiveness of cybersecurity infrastructure across the industry's largest open ecosystem. Integrated Solutions (News - Alert) At the heart of a unified strategy for cybersecurity is the need for integrated solutions that tie into the enterprise's framework to address top-of-mind challenges. Intel Security announces new and updated solutions that do exactly that: McAfee® Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) 10 and McAfee® Virtual Network Security Platform (vNSP). With the high cost of detecting and resolving cyberattacks, the need for SIEM solutions that are intelligent and intuitive has never been greater. The newly released McAfee ESM 10 joins an expanded McAfee® Foundstone™ security operations center (SOC) services portfolio to help security analysts to be far more effective. New capabilities include:
The need for advanced malware protection within the public cloud environment calls for integrated virtual solutions. McAfee® vNSP now extends virtual network protection to Amazon Web Services (News - Alert)* (AWS) cloud and OpenStack* cloud deployments, with new simplified multi-cloud licensing, easily protecting virtual networks. New capabilities include:
Transforming fragmentation requires the industry to work cooperatively to build meaningful integrations. Today, the Intel Security Innovation Alliance, the industry's premier technology partnering program, announces 15 new partnerships, bringing the total number of partners to more than 135 globally. Over the past year, 35 partners have integrated or planned integrations with the McAfee Data Exchange Layer (DXL), the industry-endorsed communication fabric, providing real-time interaction between applications. Since announcing the OpenDXL initiative - an open industry standard for all developers to increase integration flexibility, simplicity and opportunity - Intel Security has expanded its commitment to open source and community adoption. Today, Intel Security is publishing more open source software on github.com/opendxl to further reduce high-integration complexity and cost, and replacing lengthy manual and repetitive processes for enterprises. These advancements include:
Intel Security also announced that it is now sharing and consuming advanced threat intelligence through the Cyber Threat Alliance Platform (CTAP) and that it has a plan to further integrate CTAP with its products. CTAP is a platform that scores and shares threat intelligence among members of the Cyber Threat Alliance. Shared CTAP Indicators of Compromise help Intel Security and other CTA members detect and better understand new, emerging attack campaigns. This allows CTA members to more quickly protect their customers' systems. As announced earlier today by the Cyber Threat Alliance, it is now formally incorporated as an independent, 501(c)(6) entity, with a president, board of directors and permanent standing committees. It is generously funded by the founding members - Intel Security, Fortinet*, Palo Alto Networks*, Symantec*, Check Point* and Cisco (News - Alert) Systems*. Each founding member has committed $1 million over the next two years to the success of the Cyber Threat Alliance. For more information on McAfee ESM 10, visit mcafee.com/esm. For more information on McAfee vNSP, visit mcafee.com/us/products/virtual-network-security-platform.aspx. For more information on McAfee NSP, visit mcafee.com/us/products/network-security-platform.aspx. For more information on the Intel Security Innovation Alliance, visit securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/business/sia-ecosystem-updates. For more information on the OpenDXL initiative, visit mcafee.com/dxl or https://github.com/opendxl. For more information on the Cyber Threat Alliance, see the full announcement at http://cyberthreatalliance.org. For all press materials related to Intel Security's RSA (News - Alert) announcement, visit https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/2017-rsa/. About Intel Security Intel Security, with its McAfee product line, is dedicated to making the digital world safer and more secure for everyone. Intel Security is a division of Intel. www.mcafee.com Intel Security technologies' features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. Learn more at intelsecurity.com. No computer system can be absolutely secure. This document contains information on products, services and/or processes in development. All information provided here is subject to change without notice. Contact your Intel Security representative to obtain the latest forecast, schedule, specifications, and roadmaps. Intel, the Intel logo, McAfee and the McAfee logo are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Amazon Web Services and AWS are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The OpenStack Word Mark is either a registered trademark/service mark or trademark/service mark of the OpenStack Foundation, in the United States and other countries and are used with the OpenStack Foundation's permission. Intel is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by the OpenStack Foundation, or the OpenStack community. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. © 2017 Intel Corporation
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