McAfee IntruShield outperforms competition in comparative network intrusion prevention test

According to the test results, McAfee IntruShield blocked all of InfoWorld's SANS/FBI Top 20 attacks and prevented all buffer overflow attempts, showing its ability to differentiate bad traffic from good traffic even when the traffic originates from the same IP address.

With an already extensive list of awards to its credit against other IPS vendors in the marketplace since its introduction in 2002, McAfee IntruShield continues to eclipse the competition with its advanced architecture, unrivaled protection and built-in feature set. This latest InfoWorld review further validates IntruShield's award-winning technology and comprehensive proactive protection.

"McAfee's IntruShield shines as a set-it-and-forget-it solution with smooth setup, a user-friendly interface, and richly documented, vulnerability- based signatures,"

said Patrick Hayati, Regional Director, McAfee Middle East. "Integration with host IPS Entercept extends visibility into the network, while protocol parsing, SSL decryption, and virtual interfaces strengthen security."

"As the Middle Eastern economy gathers pace, verticals are beginning to comprehend the criticality of securing network boundaries. McAfee's Intrushield has repeatedly proven its prowess through unparalleled on-site performance and credible review tests, against a wide range of threats and attacks. With several awards, superior ease-of-use and unique security features, the highly positive InfoWorld review is just another example of Intrushield's unfailing success in the Middle East, and beyond," added Hayati.

"McAfee IntruShield is consistently recognized and applauded for its superior ability to accurately thwart both zero-day and known attacks, while delivering unrivaled features like virtual IPS, virtual internal firewall, encrypted threat protection, botnet prevention and comprehensive out-of-the- box default blocking," remarked John Vecchi, Group Product Marketing Manager at McAfee, Inc. "McAfee is committed to delivering best-of-breed network IPS to our customers, and we are pleased to receive strong validation from respected publications like InfoWorld."

McAfee's family of Intrushield® network intrusion prevention appliances deliver comprehensive protection against known, zero-day, DoS and encrypted attacks, as well as threats like spyware, VoIP vulnerabilities, botnets, network worms, malware, Trojans and Peer-to-Peer applications. As part of McAfee's "Proven Security" strategy, McAfee IntruShield integrates patented detection techniques, centralized management, flexible deployment, and the industry's highest Gigabit port density to enable Enterprises, SMBs (small to medium businesses) and Service Providers to deploy the most accurate, scalable and comprehensive real-time attack prevention in the industry.

"Our methodology or testing products is simple," says Doug Dineley, InfoWorld Media Group's Executive Editor for the Test Center. "We utilize real, working technologists and analysts with years of 'in the trenches' IT experience to construct tests in an environment that mirror the real enterprises of our readers." InfoWorld's testing environment spans over 6,000 miles in seven locations, allowing test center analysts to realistically simulate environments of the IT professional.