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October 05, 2011

McAfee Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire NitroSecurity

McAfee (News - Alert), a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation and the world's largest dedicated security technology company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned NitroSecurity (News - Alert), a provider of security information and event management (SIEM) solutions that provide complete visibility and situational awareness to protect critical information and infrastructure.

The acquisition is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2011.

Officials with McAfee said that following the completion of this proposed acquisition, the company expects that NitroSecurity's technology, combined with its own security management capabilities, will give organizations greater visibility into their enterprise endpoint assets, underlying network infrastructure, specific security threats and risks and system vulnerabilities across their entire IT environment.

"McAfee is focused on keeping its customers safe with optimized security and risk management solutions," said Stuart McClure, general manager and senior vice president of the risk and compliance business unit at McAfee, in a statement.

McClure said that McAfee has taken another significant step toward this goal with the proposed acquisition of NitroSecurity.

He said that with NitroSecurity's technology and talent, McAfee can expand its reach into new markets, secure new platforms and strengthen its hold as the leader in the security risk management market.

"As a long standing McAfee Security Innovation Alliance partner, we know that NitroSecurity's technology can provide the McAfee customer base with the highest level of security and compliance across their IT environment," said Ken Levine, chairman and chief executive officer, NitroSecurity.

Levine said that NitroSecurity's technology supports a broad range of information sources including network security devices, firewalls, operating system and application logs, vulnerability assessment scans, identity and access management systems and privacy systems.

He said that it will complement the extensive McAfee security portfolio and help to meet the demanding compliance and protection needs of joint customers.


Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Rich Steeves
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