McAfee - New updates for the Anti-Theft data protection solution

The computer security software publisher, McAfee has announced a new version of McAfee Anti-Theft, a tool designed to protect Ultrabooks in case of loss or theft. It integrates several localization, encryption and locking.

• McAfee Anti-Theft allows users to follow a lost or stolen Ultrabook, and remotely lock the device, to deny access to private data.
• Among the security features available: Data encryption and a "Stealth Mode" to monitor the lost or stolen device while ensuring that the data is well protected (even if the hard drive is removed or the operating system is re-installed).

Among the other improvements:

• Tracking of Ultrabook devices via Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G data.
• On the fly encryption of personal data
• Various methods and lock modes (manual or automated)
• Administration Console (implementation of a locking system for a lost or stolen device)

McAfee states that the improvements to McAfee Anti-Theft is the result of a collaboration with Intel Corporation "in the context of developing a software that will make full use if the Intel Anti-Theft".

• McAfee Anti-Theft

See also

Knowledge communities.

• Forum
• Viruses/security forum
• Software forum
• Phones/PDA/GPS forum

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