McAfee unveils new firewall solutions

Bengaluru: McAfee announced that it has upgraded its enterprise firewall products with newer capabilities that help customers increase network security and lower their compliance and operational costs in both physical and virtual network environments. The products, McAfee Firewall Enterprise (formerly Sidewinder), McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center and McAfee Firewall Enterprise Profiler also feature streamlined management through integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) software and leverage McAfee global threat intelligence to provide protection.

“Last generation firewalls are simply too hard and expensive to manage, and in reality, don't effectively enforce relevant business policies,” said Dan Ryan, Executive VP and GM-Network Security, McAfee. “Mobile users, modern web-based applications and ever more sophisticated cyber criminals have combined with the economic environment to create the perfect storm. With this release, we're delivering next generation firewall capabilities that improve network security while lowering compliance and operational costs in both physical and virtual network security environments,” he added.

Some of the benefits of the applications include advancements in firewall management, virtual technology delivery options, integration with McAfee ePO software and advance threat protection.