Intel/McAfee: What's the future of security?

[ronjor]

By Ellen Messmer, Network World

Intel completed its multibillion-dollar acquisition of McAfee almost a year and a half ago, and this week McAfee co-President Mike DeCesare spoke with Network World senior editor Ellen Messmer about what the merger of Intel's chip-making capabilities and McAfee's security expertise is expected to bring down the road.

https://www.networkworld.com/news/20...re-260687.html

[DOSawaits]

Hearing the name "McAfee" rings more marketing-expertise bells than security ones imho.

[xxJackxx]

I assume I am not alone in NOT wanting McAfee technology embedded in my hardware...

[Noob]

Originally Posted by DOSawaits

Hearing the name "McAfee" rings more marketing-expertise bells than security ones imho.

+1

Originally Posted by xxJackxx

I assume I am not alone in NOT wanting McAfee technology embedded in my hardware...

Yeah! I hope they don't do this.

Whatever it is, I hope it never comes to fruition, because

a) I'd trust McAfee AV to protect my computer from malware about as much as I'd trust a deaf Pomeranian to protect my house from vandals.

b) The whole concept of the on-access AV should have died a long time ago.

[NGRhodes]

Originally Posted by xxJackxx

I assume I am not alone in NOT wanting McAfee technology embedded in my hardware...

No quarms with McAfee (their support has been top notch for their corperate products we use), but not sure on embedded software of anykind is a good idea for anything other than appliances.

[Mrkvonic]

Read carefully - it says - with vpro enabled.
Bios, disable vpro, problem solved.
Mrk

[1chaoticadult]

Originally Posted by Mrkvonic

Read carefully - it says - with vpro enabled.
Bios, disable vpro, problem solved.
Mrk

Good because I don't Mcafee nowhere near my hardware.

[Amit]

Originally Posted by 1chaoticadult

Good because I don't Mcafee nowhere near my hardware.

+1 No McAfee near my pc or life.