WebProNews » McAfee http://www.webpronews.com Breaking News in Tech, Search, Social, & Business Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:52:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 McAfee Set To Acquire Firewall Provider Stonesoft http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-set-to-acquire-firewall-provider-stonesoft-2013-05 http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-set-to-acquire-firewall-provider-stonesoft-2013-05#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:50:03 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=228392 Intel’s antivirus software company, McAfee, is acquiring Stonesoft. The company announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer to do so.

Stonewall, if you’re unfamiliar, creates firewall products.

The deal is worth $389 million.

McAfee President Michael DeCesare said, “With the pending addition of Stonesoft’s products and services, McAfee is making a significant investment in next-generation firewall technology. These solutions anticipate emerging customer needs in a continually evolving threat landscape. Stonesoft is a leading innovator in this important market segment. We plan to integrate Stonesoft’s offerings with other McAfee products to realize the power of McAfee’s Security Connected strategy. Stonesoft products will benefit from the collective expertise of more than 7,200 McAfee employees. Leveraging McAfee’s cloud-based Global Threat Intelligence service will provide our combined customers with unparalleled security.”

Stonesoft CEO Ilkka Hiidenheimo added, “The combination of the two companies allows Stonesoft to benefit from McAfee’s global presence and sales organization of over 2,200 employees, best-in-class threat research and technology synergies. Combined, we believe we can offer our customers a world-class product portfolio with world-class support – all backed by Intel.”

The rationale for the acquisition, McAfee says, is based on network security being a vital component of a comprehensive security solution, and next-generation firewalls are one of the fastest growing segments of this. Stonesoft is considered a leader in the space, and McAfee expects to grow its network security business with a more complete offering.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-set-to-acquire-firewall-provider-stonesoft-2013-05/feed 3 John McAfee Is Back In The United States http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-is-back-in-the-united-states-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-is-back-in-the-united-states-2012-12#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:02:02 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=207150 Last month, antivirus creator John McAfee went on the lam as Belize police sought him for questioning in relation to the murder of his neighbor Gregory Faull, who was found shot to death. McAfee’s story is that he is innocent of the crime, but believes if detained in Belize, he may be tortured or killed. He made his way to Guatemala where he was ultimately detained, but has now been expelled to the United States, which is just fine with him.

You can browse our coverage of these events here.

Here’s an interview he did with Bloomberg before his flight:

After that, he posted to his blog from the plane, saying, that he had been “forcibly” separated from Sam, his girlfriend, who is with his friend Amy. He closed that post by saying, “Both are coming as per sam’s request. Amy fears for her life in Belize. More in Miami. Taking off.”

The latest post, titled “Message To The Media,” simply says to respect his privacy, but comes under the URL “http://www.whoismcafee.com/i-am-in-south-beach/”. The post has been “edited by staff” from an earlier version.

The AP reports that McAfee is “holed up in a Miami hotel,” and that authorities from U.S. Customs and Border Protection are not commenting on whether he would be questioned or detained in the U.S. He has reportedly not been charged with any crime in the U.S. so far.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-is-back-in-the-united-states-2012-12/feed 0 John McAfee: By The Way, I’m Harold M. http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-by-the-way-im-harold-m-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-by-the-way-im-harold-m-2012-12#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:06:35 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206978 John McAfee, as you may know, has been blogging a lot since evading authorities in Belize who want to bring him in for questioning in relation to the murder of his neighbor. Even once detained in Guatemala, he was still blogging (and even putting out YouTube videos) from jail.

Recently, there have been some posts made by a mysterious Harold M. That includes the ones earlier that said:

A Guatemalan judge has just ruled that Mr. McAfee was detained illegally. He will be released from detention at the central imigration centerin Guatemala City tomorrow morning. It is believed he will be allowed to return to the United States.

Good News.

And

John will be released from detention at 9:00 A.M., Guatemala Time, from the Immigration detention center in Guatemals City. He has not divulged his plans.

Now, McAfee has put out a new post saying that he is actually Harold M. He’s been using a “friend’s” name to confuse Belize officials.

“Belize officials were reading my blog constantly so I could not post under my own name,” he writes. “Hence, my friend Harold let me use his name. Apparently it worked. A couple of times I logged in as myself for a while just to confuse an already confused beaurocracy in Belize. I would like to thank Harold for lending me his name by the way.”

He also says that the Guatemalans have been as nice to him as his own family.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-by-the-way-im-harold-m-2012-12/feed 0 It Looks Like John McAfee Is Getting Released http://www.webpronews.com/it-looks-like-john-mcafee-is-getting-released-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/it-looks-like-john-mcafee-is-getting-released-2012-12#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:54:40 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206875 The public has watched this whole saga unfold, strangely, even as McAfee was in hiding, but after being detained in Guatemala, and being granted a stay as the country hoped to expel him back to Belize where he is wanted by authorities in connection with the murder of his neighbor, McAfee is apparently set to be released. It also looks like he might get his wish, which is to return to his native United States.

A post on McAfee’s blog from Harold M. says:

A Guatemalan judge has just ruled that Mr. McAfee was detained illegally. He will be released from detention at the central imigration centerin Guatemala City tomorrow morning. It is believed he will be allowed to return to the United States.

Good News.

Update: This just showed up on the blog (also from Harold M.):

John will be released from detention at 9:00 A.M., Guatemala Time, from the Immigration detention center in Guatemals City. He has not divulged his plans.

The LA Times spoke with McAfee’s lawyer, who said he expects McAfee to be released by Thursday or Friday, and believes he will seek to return to the U.S. immediately:

Guerra said that according to Guatemalan law, someone entering illegally has the right to 10 days to establish immigration status. “There is no crime in coming without any visa. If there’s not any crime, the immigration office has to release him.”

McAfee has maintained that he is innocent of the murder, but believes if captured by the Belize government, which he claims is corrupt, he may be tortured or killed.

Here, you can watch a couple of videos McAfee recorded over the weekend defending himself and answering questions from the press.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/it-looks-like-john-mcafee-is-getting-released-2012-12/feed 0 Here’s Video Of John McAfee’s Q&A With Press http://www.webpronews.com/heres-video-of-john-mcafees-qa-with-press-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/heres-video-of-john-mcafees-qa-with-press-2012-12#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:44:25 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206350 ]]> John McAfee took to YouTube on Sunday to engage in a Q&A session with press to set the record straight about his situation in Guatemala, and the whole series of events that led up to his detention.

The first video is essentially the same kind of stuff we’ve been hearing from McAfee all the while – about how the press has portrayed him as paranoid, and how corrupt the Belize government is. He also urges people to read his blog.

The second video features his responses to the press questions he selected to answer. It’s about three times as long as the first one.

The first question he addresses is whether or not he killed Gregory Faull (his neighbor, who was found shot to death – the reason he is wanted in Belize for questioning). “No. Let me be clear. I had absolutely nothing to do with the murder in Belize,” McAfee says.

He also says he believes the Vice reporters he was with prior to his detention are “underground” and “on the run from Sam”(his girlfriend). “That’s a joke,” he adds. Sam is still with him in Guatemala, he says.

“Our intent is to return to America, if at all possible,” he says. “And settle down to whatever normal life we can settle down to…”

He addresses the question as to whether or not he takes bath salts. Bringing up the guy who got his face eaten in Florida a while back, he says bath salts are the “worst drug on the planet.”

It should be noted that the face-eater was found not to have been on bath salts.

“I do not take drugs, and have not taken drugs in over thirty years,” he says, adding that he does not even drink. “If I were to slip,” he says, “please…wouldn’t I take a good drug? I do have the resources. I do not have to resort to taking the worst drug in the world.”

Last week, McAfee was rushed to the hospital. He says his health is improving. The problem was that he did not eat for two days, and had very little liquid. He had been smoking almost non stop. “I am fine now,” he says.

He had also made an offer to the Prime Minister of Belize to meet in person. He says the PM has not contacted him.

McAfee says he is filing a series of papers in an attempt to keep him in Guatemala “long enough for the world to see the injustice” of sending him back to Belize. He says he’d be happy to go to England or America. “I do have a thirty-day stay – for thirty days, no matter what happens, the government cannot return me to Belize.”

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/heres-video-of-john-mcafees-qa-with-press-2012-12/feed 0 McAfee Blog To Begin Posting “Archived Evidence” http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-blog-to-begin-posting-archived-evidence-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-blog-to-begin-posting-archived-evidence-2012-12#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:59:40 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206284 Around the time John McAfee began blogging while in hiding from police in Belize, he indicated that if he were caught, he would have plenty of blog posts coming, thanks to all of the material he had gotten ready. This would be evidence of corruption in Belize.

A blog admin (not specified as Chad Essley like usual) has now posted the following:

The following posts are the beginning of the archived writing and evidence that Mr McAfee has instructed be released in the event he does not communicate with us in 24 hours.

This will be the beginning of releasing the recorded evidence and prepared writings kept in his archives, and posted by Harold M. A close friend of Mr McAfee.

We will give an indication of the story, and under certain circumstances we will provide the full evidence of the audio recordings, facebook posts, and other evidence as it pertains to the releases.

There should be plenty of content on the way. McAfee had said in a previous post that he had enough material to keep the blog alive for at least a year. Essley, he said, would monitor comments.

The last we’ve heard about McAfee’s situation is that he was returned to the detention center in Guatemala, where he was being held before and after being rushed to the hospital for a possible heart attack (which turned out not to be).

You can follow the events that have led up to all of this here.

Update: “Harold M.” has posted “Belize Corruption File 1“.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-blog-to-begin-posting-archived-evidence-2012-12/feed 3 McAfee Back In Jail After Heart Attack Scare http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-back-in-jail-after-heart-attack-scare-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-back-in-jail-after-heart-attack-scare-2012-12#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:06:25 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206100 On Thursday, John McAfee was rushed to a hospital in Guatemala after being detained in the country. He had complained of chest pains before reportedly dropping to the floor, becoming unresponsive. He became responsive again in the hospital, and has now been returned to the detention center, according to ABC News.

Matt Gutman, who has been covering the story from Guatemala, tweeting pictures along the way, reports that the hospital indicated it found no reason to keep him overnight, and that McAfee said on the phone that he had “simply passed out,” and that “everything went black,” indicating he hasn’t eaten much or had much to drink.

Here’s footage from Vice of McAfee being initially detained:

Before the blackout incident, McAfee’s lawyer had been able to get a judge to issue a stay order until a higher judge could review his case, and McAfee took to his blog (by way of admin Chad Essley) to call upon his supporters to email (or tweet) to the President of Guatemala in his defense.

The nation is seeking to expel McAfee back to Belize, where he is wanted for questioning in connection to the murder of his neighbor.

More on the events leading up to this here.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-back-in-jail-after-heart-attack-scare-2012-12/feed 0 John McAfee Hospitalized After “Possible” Heart Attack http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-heart-attack-reports-now-coming-out-no-word-from-blog-yet-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-heart-attack-reports-now-coming-out-no-word-from-blog-yet-2012-12#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:06:35 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=206040 Update: McAfee’s blog has now been updated, but still not much info:

Several news agencies are reporting that John McAfee has been taken to a Guatemala City hospital after suffering a possible heart attack.

We have no news on his status at this time.

Reports are coming out that John McAfee may have suffered a heart attack today, while being detained in Guatemala, after complaining of chest pains.

There is no mention of this on his blog, which has been frequently updated (by his friend Chad Essley, in addition to McAfee), but ABC News is reporting that ambulances showed up at the detention center, then took him to the hospital in Guatemala City:

McAfee, 67 — who may soon be deported back to Belize, where authorities want to question him about the shooting death of his neighbor — was reportedly prostrate on the floor of his cell and unresponsive. He was wheeled into the hospital on a gurney, but when nurses began removing his suit, he became responsive and said, “Please, not in front of the press.”

ABC’s Matt Gutman has been tweeting some images from the scene:

ABC also reports that he was scheduled to be deported back to Belize this morning, though a judge may issue a stay “if determined that McAfee’s life is threatened by being in Belizian custody.”

McAfee has maintained that he would be in danger in Beilzian custody, which is why he made his way to Guatemala before coming out from hiding.

Earlier, we reported that McAfee has called on his supporters to write emails to the President of Guatemala, “beg him to allow the court system to proceed, to determine my status in Guatemala, , and please support the political asylum that I am asking for.”

I suspect we’ll be hearing something about this possible heart attack situation on the blog in the near future. Stay tuned.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/mcafee-heart-attack-reports-now-coming-out-no-word-from-blog-yet-2012-12/feed 4 John McAfee Wants You To Email The President Of Guatemala http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-wants-you-to-email-the-president-of-guatemala-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-wants-you-to-email-the-president-of-guatemala-2012-12#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:15:39 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=205986 Earlier, we reported that John McAfee was in jail in Guatemala, and that the government wants to expel him back to Belize. His lawyer brought a judge to the jail who issued a stay order until a higher judge could review the case.

Now, a new post has gone up on his blog, from admin Chad Essley, who said he got a phone call from McAfee, who urged him to put up the following:

“Please email the President of Guatemala.

I have not once before asked for help for any support for me, it has always been for Eddie and the others that are in jail. Also, Eddie and Cassian are getting out tomorrow, because of your very successful e-mail campaign, and I thank you all.

Now for the first time, I am asking for support for me. Please email the President of Guatemala and beg him to allow the court system to proceed, to determine my status in Guatemala, and please support the political asylum that I am asking for. Please PLEASE be very POLITE in your communications, and I thank you.”

Essley also provided the President’s Twitter account. He says he’s working to get the phone number and other relevant information.

]]> http://www.webpronews.com/john-mcafee-wants-you-to-email-the-president-of-guatemala-2012-12/feed 4 McAfee’s Creator May Be Wanted By Police, But Company Still Great To Work For http://www.webpronews.com/mcafees-creator-may-be-wanted-by-police-but-company-still-great-to-work-for-2012-12 http://www.webpronews.com/mcafees-creator-may-be-wanted-by-police-but-company-still-great-to-work-for-2012-12#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:15:41 +0000 Chris Crum http://www.webpronews.com/?p=205683 The name McAfee has been in the news a lot lately, as John McAfee, creator of the antivirus software, has been on the run, and in hiding from Belize police (though he has now made it to Guatemala, has a lawyer, and has planned a press conference for Thursday).

His legacy, however, the McAfee company, which was purchased by Intel in 2010, has been named one of the top 100 places to work in Dallas, Ft. Worth by the Dallas Morning News.

The company issued a press release about it today. Probably not a bad idea to get some more positive news out surrounding the brand, even if John McAfee has little to do with it these days.

This is actually the second year the company has made the list.

“To be chosen for a second year demonstrates McAfee’s continued commitment in offering a workplace where all of its employees can grow their careers and pursue their passion of keeping people safe online,” said J.C. Herrera, SVP of Global Human Resources. “McAfee strives on making the workplace a flexible and positive environment, which in turn enables us to attract top talent within the industry. Not only are we passionate about giving back to our employees, but the communities in which we live and work as well. We are proud of our diverse and dynamic workforce.”

The company notes that its Australian office has also been named a finalist in the Australian HR Awards, and is one of BRW Magazine’s 50 Best Places to Work in 2012.

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