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Tough Times. Tough Choices.Security-as-a-Service is the right choice, right now.

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Table of ContentsA New Choice for Every Business: Security-as-a-Service 3

Security-as-a-Service: One Service, Countless Protections 4

Outsource Your Security Management to the Industry’s Experts 5

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Security Suites: Managed Security You Can Trust Today 5

McAfee Innovation Makes Outsourcing Security an Easy Decision 6

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Security Suites: The Right Choice, Right Now 6

The McAfee Advantage: Choice 7

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Why Security-as-a-Service?

Greater Return on Investment•Gain faster time to value•Reduce total cost of ownership

Less Risk •Focus on securing business, not

managing software•Unburden IT resources

Inthewakeoftheeconomicdownturn,companiesofallsizesfacecutsinbudgetsandstaff.Thesetighttimesnecessitatetoughchoices.Onewayorganizationscanreducecosts—whileactuallymaintainingorevenupgradingtheirsecurity—istoswitchtoMcAfee®Security-as-a-Service.McAfee®SaaSEndpointSecuritySuitesdeliverthesafeguardsthattoday’sthreatsdemand,whiletrimmingboththeupfrontanddailycostsofstayingprotected.Whatdoesthismeanforyou?Youcannowchoosetofocusonotherbusinesspriorities,knowingyouhavetheindustry’sexpertsfocusedonyoursecurity.

Today,everybusinessisfeelingtheimpactofthelaggingeconomy,lookingforopportunitiestodefercosts,cutcorners,andekeoutmorevaluewitheverydollarspent.Facedwithtoughbudgettradeoffs,businessesareevenscrutinizingtheirsecurityforcostsavings.

WhetheryouareanITmanager,anITgeneralist,orasecurityspecialist,chancesareyouarerethinkingassumptionsaboutwhatsecuritysolutionstobuy,howtoimplementthem,andevenhowtomanagethem.Yourexistingrequirementistosustainor,betterstill,enhanceprotectionagainstmalware,spyware,spam,andthemyriadotherintrusionsandvulnerabilitiesthatthreatenpreciousinformationandsystems.Yournewrequirementisformoreefficiencyandmoreseamlessprotection,withlessthoughtandeffort.

A New Choice for Every Business: Security-as-a-ServiceThesolutiontothisdilemmaiseasierandsaferthanyouthink:Security-as-a-Service.Regardlessofwhetheryouhavethebenefitofextensivesecurityexpertisein-house,thisprovenmanagedserviceapproachcanhelpyoumaintainandevenincreaseprotection,whileminimizingcosts.Itisasafebettodayforallsizesoforganizations.

Security-as-a-Serviceprotectsyourbusinessbyautomatingyoursecurityprocesses,includingongoingsignatureandfeatureupdates,toslashyourongoingcostofsecurityownership.Itmanagessecurityoperationsandequipmentoffsite,whichreduceson-sitecostsforadministrativehardware,software,andadministration.Asubscriptionapproacheliminatesupfrontcapitalexpenses,andtheservicemodelcanmakethewholeexperiencepracticallyinvisibletoyourusers.

One-year contract

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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of EndpointProtection Solutions for SMB (50 Users)

Security-as-a-Service vs. Traditional Software Solutions

$5,520$6,255

McAfee Security-as-a-Service

Traditional Vendor A

Traditional Vendor B

Source: The Tolly Group, December 2007

According to the Tolly Group, integrated Security-as-a-Service offers better TCO than traditional on-premise security.

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Becauseitmovestheday-to-daymaintenancetoadedicatedoperationscenterrunbyspecialistsinsecurityandavailability,itallowsyoutoremainfocusedonyourcorebusinessrequirements,withtheconfidencethatyouhaveexpertsmanagingyoursecurity,constantlyandconsistentlyapplyingtheultimatebestpracticesandlatestdefensessoyourprotectionisalwaysonguardanduptodate.

Security-as-a-Serviceisnotsomepie-in-the-skydream.ItreallydoesmakesolidfiscalandITsense.Yourealizethecostsavingsinitiallyinyourupfrontcosts:fewervendors,fewerproducts,lessmanagementtime,andnoextrachargeforsupport.Then,lateron,thereisonlyonerenewalexperience.

Security-as-a-Service: One Service, Countless ProtectionsAlthoughyoucanpurchasespecificmanagedserviceofferingsthatperformanti-spam,anti-virus,orvulnerabilitymanagement,themostcost-savingscomewiththeconsolidationofanintegrated,multi-functionapproach:oneservicewithmanyprotections,includingalloftheseandmore.

AunifiedSecurity-as-a-Serviceexperienceletsyouappreciatethemaximumcostsavingsthroughintegrationandautomation.ArecentpollbyMSIfoundthatover30percentofadministratorsusedfiveormoremanagementconsoles.1Integratedmanagement—whetheritisonsiteorasanoutsourcedservice—reducesthisplethoraofconsoles.Thatmeanssecurityiseasiertoimplementandeasiertomanage.Evenbetter,youfinditmuchfastertorespondwhensomethinggoeswrong.

Beyondtheadministrativecomplexity,somestandaloneproductsrequireaseparatehardwaresystemtoruntheadministrativeserver,socuttingdownmanagementtoolswithasingleintegratedsystemfurtherreduceshardware,maintenancecosts,andstaffingrequirements.

ThesameMSIresearchalsorevealedthatadministratorswhomanagesecurityonsitespendmoretimeonallendpointsecurityfunctionsthanmanagedserviceusers.Whilesomeofthesetasksareimportantforcustomizedprotections,policies,andprocesses,Security-as-a-Servicegivesyouachoice—thechoicetoreducecomplexityandspendyourtimeonotherbusinesschallenges.

Mitigating an infectionor outbreak

Developing infrastructure tosupport new software

Deploying new softwareor upgrades

Maintaining anexisting solution

Training employees

Configuringsecurity policies

Compiling securityreports for analysis

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection Users

Non-Hosted

2.37

2.70

2.22

2.65

1.53

1.27

1.18

1.08

0.70

2.07

2.37

2.23

2.27

1.85

Average # of Hours Spent Per Event

Customers using McAfee SaaS Endpoint Security Suites spend less time training users, maintaining software, and generating reports than those with on-site software.

Source: MSI International Survey, 2009.

1. MSI International Survey, 2009.

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Outsource Your Security Management to the Industry’s Experts Whenyouleverageourservice,westreamlinetime-consumingsecuritytasks.Maintenanceistakencareofbyexperts.Policiesarepre-configuredwithbestpractices,soyoucanchangethem,butyoudon’thaveto.Theend-userexperienceissosimpletrainingisn’trequired,andourwebmanagementsystemmakesiteasytounderstandsecurityeventsandgeneratemeaningfulreports.Yourserviceisalwaysworking,alwaysavailable,alwayscurrentwiththemostappropriateprotections—andyouspendnotimeplanningforsecurity,software,orhardwareupdates.

Youwouldn’taskanaccountantforadviceconcerningyouryard;youwouldturntoagardenerorland-scapeexpert.Sowhyleaveyourbusinesssecuritytoanyonewhoisn’tproficientinthreatmanagement?Security-as-a-Serviceenablesyoutofocusonyourbusiness,whileexpertsfocusonyoursecurity.

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With McAfee, unified management replaces isolated management systems with one integrated, streamlined dashboard.

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Security Suites: Managed Security You Can Trust TodayWhenitcomestoSecurity-as-a-Service,McAfeeisthenameyoucantrust.Forwelloveradecade,wehaveinvestedexclusivelyinsecurityproductsandservices.Andforthedecade,wehavecontinuedtohoneandenhanceSecurity-as-a-Service.Infact,wewerethefirsttoprovideanintegratedmulti-functionSecurity-as-a-Service,inpartbecausewewerethefirsttounderstandtheefficiencyvalueandsecuritypayoffofvisibilityacrossprotections.WithourMcAfeeSaaSEndpointSecuritySuites,McAfeeoffersthreesecuritysolutionstoprovideintegratedprotectionthatextendsseamlesslytomatcheachnewthreat:

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection

Suite

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection

Advanced Suite

McAfee SaaS Endpoint and Email

Protection suite

McAfee SecurityCenter, for centralized visibility through an online management console P P P

Desktop and file server anti-virus and anti-spyware to scan and block out malware P P P

Desktop firewall to block hackers and intrusions P P P

Web security for safe surfing P P P

Web filtering to block unwanted websites P PEmail server protection to scan for viruses and spam in house P P

Email scanning to stop malicious spam and phishing attacks in the cloud P

Vulnerability assessment to scan for perimeter weaknesses P

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Fromitsinception,McAfeeSaaSEndpointSecuritySuiteshavebeenamulti-functionservice,includinganti-virus,anti-spam,andanti-spyware.Overtheyears,we’veextendedthissecuritysystemtoincludewebsecurity,firewall,vulnerabilityassessment,andadditionallayersofemailprotection.Nowyoucanblockanddefeatviruses,spyware,adware,spam,phishing,hackerattacks,Web2.0exploits,andotherthreatsbeforetheycancompromiseyoursystemsorstealyoursensitivedata.Youcanwarnusersaboutriskysurfingandletthemsearchandsurfsafely.Inaddition,weoffercost-effective,accreditedoptionsforcompanieswhoneedtocomplywiththequarterlyscanningrequiredbyPCIDSS.

WithourSecurity-as-a-Service,asthreatsblendandchangeinrealtime,weenvelopyouintheprotectionyouneedinrealtime,maintainingcutting-edgesecurityacrosstheboard.HavingSaaSEndpointSecuritySuitesarelikeasecuritywindfall:thesolutionsexpandprotectionbutreducetheimpactonbudgets,administrators,andendusers.Yougetreal-timeprotectionwithinstant,always-onaccess,allforonesimplesubscription-basedprice.

Thatcombinationaddsuptotruepeaceofmind.

McAfee Innovation Makes Outsourcing Security an Easy DecisionOfcourse,thevalueofSaaSEndpointSecuritySuitesarequantifiedinitslowcostofownership.TheMcAfeeSaaSsolutionsrequirenocapitaloutlayandareanaffordable,predictablecost.Thesolutionsprovidecomplete,integrated,always-on-guardprotectionwitheasymaintenanceandwithoutonsiteactivity.Infact,arecentTollyReportfoundthatMcAfeeSaaSEndpointProtectionhasatotalcostofownershiplessthanhalfthepriceofitscompetition.

Beyondprice,however,McAfeedifferentiatesSaaSEndpointSecuritySuitesfromtraditionalproductsinthreedistinctareas:

1. One service—Wewerefirsttoofferanintegratedsecuritysolutionmanagedbyasingleconsole.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutmaintainingmultipleservicesfrommultiplevendors,andyoueliminatecoveragegapsthatcanletthreatsin.SaaSEndpointSecuritySuitescoverthethreatsyouneedtoday,and,asasubscriptionservice,thesolutionswillbringyounewprotectionsasneededwithinthesamefamiliarenvironment.

2. Anywhere management access—McAfeemanagestheinfrastructureandprovidesaneasy-to-useweb-basedmanagementconsole,McAfeeSecurityCenter,togiveyoueasyaccesstotheinformationyouneed.Fromanylocation,administratorscanaccessreportsandpoliciesstoredattheMcAfeeNetworkOperationsCenter.

3. Always-on-guard protection—McAfeeappliesmulti-vector,real-timeprotectionagainstthemostdynamiconlinethreats,with24/7coverage.OuradvancedGlobalThreatIntelligencecorrelatesmillionsofdatapointsacrossallmajorvectors,allowingustoassessandpredictbreakingthreats,blockthem,andprotectyouinadvanceoftheattackorexploit.Wedistributethreatupdatestoyourusersautomatically.Tominimizenetworktrafficandpotentialdelays,ourspecialRumortechnologyletsupdatespropagatebetweennetworkpeers.

McAfee SecurityCenter: Strong security made simple•All security in a single window—

no separate downloads, no separate displays

•Startup is easy: a single URL click, a few options to set, and protections are on by default, preconfigured for best practices

•End-user installation takes one click by a user to install a small agent that works with all of our protections

•Predefine policies for groups, then add new users with a simple click

• If you want to go beyond set-and-forget simplicity, choose from a range of policy options and views

•Customize your personal dashboard with the information and tasks you want to see, arranged with drag-and-drop ease

•Reports are stored up to a year•SecurityCenter works in a web

browser, so if you have an Internet connection, you have access, 24x7

•Maintenance and administration systems are all managed by McAfee

 Use web-based management to monitor your security as much or as little as you need to.

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McAfee research protects you better, faster through global threat intelligence that correlates events across the major threat vectors.

ImplementationofSaaSEndpointProtectioniseasy,andmaintenanceiseffortless.Wemovetheburdentoourpremises,andautomateasmanytasksaspossible.Yousetupafewpolicies,thenprotectionstartswithasingleclickonasingleURLbyeachuser.Wetakeitfromthere.Eachuser’ssingleendpointagentautomaticallycallsandpullsdownupdatesatfrequentintervalstoprotectuserswiththelatestsignatures,policies,andfeatureupdates.Weprideourselvesonaddingmorepotentprotectionswithinthesameconsistent,stringentenvironment.Thatmeansnodisruptivechangesforuserswhileprotectionskeeppacewiththreats.

McAfee SaaS Endpoint Security Suites: The Right Choice, Right NowIfyouarelookingtotrimyourITbudgetbutmaintainappropriatesecurity,McAfeeSaaSEndpointSecuritySuitesaretheeasysolutionandtherightchoice.Thesolutionsintegrateallthesecurityfunctionsyouneedtoprotectyourusersandyourbusinessandcutsthecostofsustainingprotectionthroughstreamlined,flexiblemanagement.OnlyMcAfeeprovidesthebenefitsofasinglevendor,consolidatedlicensing,andone-stopsupport.

The McAfee Advantage: ChoiceWhileSecurity-as-a-Serviceisanapproacheverycompanyshouldconsider,weknowcompaniesneedoptions—whethertoenabledifferentbusinessopportunities,differentbusinessunits,ordifferentusercommunities.TheextensiveMcAfeeportfolioletsyouchoosethesecurityapproachthatmatchesyourneeds–withoutsacrificingsecurityorsavings.Selectfromavarietyofimplementationmodels:softwareonly,turnkeyappliances,ormanagedservices.Thenasyoursecurityneedschange,youcanadjustyourprotectionandleverageyourbuyingpowerandatrustedrelationship.

Don’tallowtoughtimestokeepyoufromthesecurityandprotectionyouneed.McAfeeistherightchoice,rightnow.Learnmoreatwww.mcafee.com.

McAfee Customers• 50M enterprise nodes• 100M consumer nodes

Web Security Research• Rated over 30 million sites classified in over 96 categories• Over 200,000 zombies identified per day

Email Security Research• Over 10 billion messages every month

Vulnerability Research• 100 sources monitored daily• 20 vulnerabilities discovered

Malware Research• 50,000 samples/day• 1.5M malware detections in 2008

Network Security Research• 10M IPS alerts monitored/ analyzed daily• 1000T traffic monitored/ analyzed daily

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