McAfee, Inc. to Present Strategies for Combating Botnets Using Intrusion Prevention Technology

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WHAT: Dr. Ken Baylor, director market development and strategic alliances, McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) and Chris Brown, senior security engineer at McAfee, will present at the next meeting of the Department of Homeland Security- Stanford Research Institute (DHS-SRI) Identity Theft Technology Council (ITTC). The presentation, entitled "Botnets: The problem and a potential antidote" will cover a recent case-study detailing McAfee's success in battling botnets on a national scale using Network Intrusion Prevention (IPS) technology. The presentation will discuss potential threats to national infrastructure by botnets, and successful countermeasures.

  WHEN: Tuesday, September 19 at 1:00 pm PT

  WHERE: SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA

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