McAfee and Facebook have announced an unprecedented collaboration that will provide additional security protection to a significant portion of the Internet population. In total, this is a first-of-its-kind security offering that represents a major milestone in the fight to secure Internet and reduce global cybercrime.
Under the terms of the partnership, McAfee is Facebook’s exclusive provider of consumer security software and Facebook users will be eligible for a complimentary six-month subscription of the McAfee Internet Security Suite software. Facebook is applying all financial incentives from this partnership for the benefit of its users and will not be taking a share of any revenue from user subscriptions. McAfee Internet Security Suite software protects users’ PCs from online threats, viruses, spyware, hackers, online scammers, identity thieves and other cybercriminals and includes award-winning McAfee SiteAdvisor site rating technology.
“By partnering with a market leader like McAfee, we are taking an unprecedented step towards making the entire Internet more secure and reducing the possibility of threats being brought onto our service by unsuspecting users. Keeping the Internet secure requires that users, security vendors and Internet companies all work together,” said Elliot Schrage, Vice-President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy, Facebook.
Facebook selected McAfee after a competitive review process among the leading security vendors. McAfee is rated the number one vendor in threat detection and McAfee Active Protection technology provides protection by blocking both known and unknown online threats almost instantly.
