Product Sales Training
Ineffective Against New Blended Attacks Traditional anti-virus software is being outsmarted by the sophistication of the newer blended attacks that are increasingly less detectable — even with up-to-date anti-virus signatures. A number of different and oftentimes simultaneous propagation methods are used, and not all attacks, such as the Sasser.worm, Gaobot.worm and SQL Slammer are launched from user actions. Buffer overflows are another potential target unprotected by traditional anti-virus software. And potentially unwanted programs, such as Spyware, also harbor forms of malware. This new strategy of “blended attacks” demands something more powerful than what traditional anti-virus can provide. |
Outbreak Responses Increase TCO And while your customers are attempting to locate, patch and repair their systems during an outbreak, their total cost of ownership takes a huge hit. The ability to detect and confirm an infection —early and quickly— is paramount to controlling an outbreak and containing costs associated with response tactics. With traditional anti-virus, locating the source of an infection is very time consuming, disrupting the flow of business while productivity decreases. Factor in lost revenue, weakened customer relations, legal liabilities and stock market value...all of these impact your customers’ total cost of ownership. |
Introducing VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i McAfee has the solution for these critical issues that threaten system protection today. VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i is the first anti-virus product in the industry with extensive proactive protection in a single security agent for businesses of all sizes. This breakthrough in technology shrinks the Security Vulnerability Window, expands coverage for known and unknown attacks —especially the new blended attacks— and reduces costs associated with an outbreak, earning the right to be called “the next generation anti-virus technology.” |
Excerpts from 46-slide product sales training course published on McAfee‘s internal website.