McAfee Ex-CTO Joins Prevx as President

I pray that I am wrong, but sadly I can see the OMG prevx bypass POC posts already.

 

Christopher Bolin

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Ok, so.....the article states his role is to accelerate growth of Prevx...

The bigger they get, the less we get...

Don't forget that one of Norton/McAfee's biggest issue is being so big, widely used, and therefore hackable.

I hate to say it but, I want Prevx to stay a small company that not a lot of consumers know about.

 

OK I think I get it now. You want them to stay small, no hiring, no money, no resources for development to keep up with the baddies, no future for their employees. put version 4 on hold...etc, etc, etc...

 

Maybe you should ask him why he left McAfee, maybe he thought it was **** too, and wanted to help create something really good this time.

 

I'm so sad..............that bad, bad man is going to end all the fun we had here.

 

Security through obscurity? There's not really much to that model.

 

From where I'm sitting Prevx is still a small company even with Bolin's appointment. We (and they) want more people to know about Prevx so I don't think it's right it remains a product that "not a lot of consumers know about". It isn't and shouldn't be for a select few.

Bolin may well inject ideas into how to maximise the growth of Prevx so that more people do know about it. With the ambitious plans for version 4, now is the time to put their resources together and Bolin just may have the answers that could help in this regard.

Let's not get carried away, please. See what version 4 offers when it is released, and if you're not happy then, you have the choice to go. As a customer, I'm sure Prevx hopes you stay.

 

Perfect response.

 

I have to say that this is a good step in getting even better, expect the v4.0 bugs in the beginning though, especially something as delicate as Cloud. (Btw i tested Panda Cloud for a bit and it is so disgusting)

When it comes to "Cloud Security" Prevx is definitely the worlds best right now.

 

Maybe you could post your thoughts about Panda Cloud in the other AV section. More than a few people would be interested.

 

Security through obscurity is NOT security.

Obscurity is a different category in of itself that I choose a security solution based on.

You are most naïve if you think a malware author write now would choose to write a bypass for Prevx over say McAfee. It's the same reason Windows has the cracks and hacks and not Mac.

Prevx is more secure than the common AVs.
It's also more obscure, so even if there are exploits, the big bullies have their eyes on the AVs being sold with new PCs bought by the typical ignorant consumer which makes up for the majority of the market share.

On a side note, now's a good time to state that I feel that when Windows Vista or 7 is used properly, it can be as fundamentally secure as Linux, and more secure than a Mac.

 

I'm not naive enough to think that both Prevx and McAfee couldn't fall victim to the same scourge regardless of company size, although Joe may differ. It often not necessary for the "bullies" to have a specific target. As far as the great horde of unwashed consumers are concerned, the Av's sold on new machines are actually better than they've been for some time.

 

I'm not as smart as a lot of folks here at Wilders but I do know about company and growth. I have seen it through some of my customers. One of my customers brought in someone and his main goal was to increase production and company growth. He was wildly successful at what he did. Once they reached a certain point, he left the company. When the economy went downhill so did the company. There was only thought of growing bigger, a lot bigger, faster and right now. Longevity was not his focus, just growth. If that company had looked a bit farther into the future and increased growth at a more manageable pace they would have weathered the recession in a much better position. The company has now permanently laid-off/fired 55% of their work force (around 750 people).

With all that being said, I do not see this happening with Prevx. Like in sports teams, a player may be o.k. on one team and great on another. I like to believe this is going to happen in this case. Without some growth, a product and company grows stagnant. New ideas and a fresh perspective make better products. This too shall bear fruit. I love this product and company. It is the one program I cannot do without. Everything else can change for me but this. I, for one, will be a customer for a long time and am excited to see what the future holds.

 

Hmm now I'm really curious on what Prevx v4 is going to show us.

 

Time will show if it was good or bad move.

Till then, lets get open-minded and hope that the results will be good.

Anyway, congratulations for prevx.

 

Dont under estimate yourself.

Good post.

 

hmm, im not sure about all this.

i suppose - only time will tell!

Hopefully its all good, Prevx gets bigger and better, but you just never never know what the future holds.

alot of folk dont like change, while some do.

sometimes change is for the better, however - sometimes it is Not!

like i said, only time will tell.

 

With the community model of Prevx the bigger the user base gets the stronger the overall security.

 

I am really surprised what a buzz caused the naming of a new president at Prevx. I do really think that you are giving it more attention than it deserves, in the full respect of Mr. Bolin, he will be just one chain link in Prevx company, surely as a president the important one. However I do firmly believe that the founders and shareholders have very clear picture of Prevx future direction and its growth regardless who is their president. I am sure that they would never have taken Mr. Bolin on board if they would have even tiny doubts over his negative influence on Prevx future plans. So I appeal you to give the new president 100 days grace period to convince us that he is a real contribution to Prevx. I am wishing Mr. Bolin all the best at Prevx Ltd.

 

There are no shareholders, as Prevx Limited is privately held.

 

Yeah my mistake. Thanks for making it clear but it doesn't change anything on my view.

 

Unless Prevx is limited by guarantee (unlikely for a profit making organisation), it is almost certainly limited by shares, which does mean shareholders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_company

 

We do indeed have shareholders but are privately held

 

And how many are in your portfolio Joe?