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Overview
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) is widely acknowledged as the most advanced and scalable security management software in the industry. Unifying security management through an open platform, McAfee ePO makes risk and compliance management simpler and more successful for organizations of all sizes. As the foundation of McAfee Security Management Platform, McAfee ePO enables customers to connect industry-leading security solutions to their enterprise infrastructure to increase visibility, gain efficiencies, and strengthen protection.
Customers use ePO’s flexible automation capabilities to streamline workflows, dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of security and compliance administration.
Security providers and system integrators can extend the reach of their offerings by incorporating their expertise and best practices with the ePO platform to deliver differentiated solutions.
Only McAfee ePO offers:
End-to-end visibility — Get a unified view of your security posture. Drillable, drag-and-drop dashboards provide security intelligence across endpoints, data, mobile, and networks for immediate insight and faster response times.
Simplified security operations — Streamline workflows for proven efficiencies. Independent studies show ePO software helps organizations of every size streamline administrative tasks, ease audit fatigue, and reduce security management-related hardware costs.
An open, extensible architecture — Leverage your existing IT infrastructure. McAfee ePO software connects management of both McAfee and third-party security solutions to your LDAP, IT operations, and configuration management tools.
Features & Benefits
Deploy quickly and easily
Ensure broad-based security and risk management solutions work together to reduce security gaps and complexity. Out-of-the-box, single agent deployment and customizable policy enforcement secure your environment quickly and keep it protected.
Accelerate response times
Get immediate, actionable insight into threats, vulnerabilities, and systems to diagnose and respond to security events as they happen. Identify and prioritize risks in seconds, and update thousands of systems in minutes.
Gain efficiencies
Streamline security and compliance workflows with automations and a personalized workspace. The enterprise-class architecture of McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) scales for organizations of all sizes, significantly reducing the number of servers to deploy.
Future-proof your security infrastructure
Protect your organization from today’s threats as well as tomorrow’s. Real-time threat intelligence from McAfee Labs proactively guards your infrastructure. The open platform facilitates rapid adoption of security innovations as new threat categories emerge.
System Requirements
Platform Support
- Server O/S: 32-bit
- Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Server O/S: 64-bit
- Windows Server 2008 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Windows Server 2008 for Small Business Premium
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter
- Browser
- Firefox 3.5
- Firefox 3.6
- Internet Explorer 7.0
- Internet Explorer 8.0
- Network Support
- IPv4
- IPv6
- Virtual server
- VMware ESX 3.5.x Update 4
- VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1
- Citrix XenServer 5.5 Update 2
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
- Database (32-bit and 64-bit)
- SQL Server 2008 with SP1/SP2/R2 Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Express
- SQL Server 2005 with SP3 Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Express
Additional Requirements
- 1.5 GB free disk space (2 GB recommended)
- 1 GB RAM (2-4 GB recommended)
- Intel Premium 4 Processor or later, 1.3 GHz or faster
- Monitor: 1024x768, 256 color, VGA
- NIC: 100 MB or higher
- File System: NTFS recommended
- Dedicated server recommended if managing more than 250 systems
- IP Address: McAfee recommends using a static IP address
Demos / Tutorials
Deep Dive into McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator
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Tutorials
Customer Stories
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
McAfee helps Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) stay compliant with PCI requirements, processing $80 billion annually.
Highlights
- Provided 100% visibility into content entering and leaving the company’s networks
- Readied ARC to identify PCI and internal policy violations, enabling fast, proactive remediation to prevent further occurrences
- Enabled ARC to set multiple policies and allow for policy exceptions, reducing false alarms
- Provided a double layer of DLP protection — at the host and at the network
Bank of China International (BOCI)
Bank of China International slashes risk of data loss with McAfee data protection.
Highlights
- Delivered easy-to-manage security through an integrated central console
- Prevented accidental or malicious data loss
- Provided full visibility and control over use and movement of confidential data
- Enabled proactive regulatory compliance and risk avoidance
Cassling
McAfee secures Cassling with smart, simple solutions.
Highlights
- Protected 140 servers, desktops, and mobile devices from viruses — zero problems in the past four years
- Enabled effortless management of patches and updates from a central console
- Eliminated virtually all spam from mailboxes and Microsoft Exchange servers
Citrix Systems
Citrix reduces risk with McAfee’s integrated security risk management platform.
Highlights
- Deployed quickly and easily, saving $40,000 in deployment costs
- Reduced incident response rate by 40% and overall TCO of security risk management
- Dramatically eased security administration and accelerated patch deployment
- Reduced remediation time by 70%
City of St. Paul
McAfee bolsters security for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Highlights
- Hardened network against intrusion
- Protected 3,300 endpoints against virus and spam attacks
- Safeguarded the city’s network 100% from attacks via unsecured physical sites
- Delivered powerful functionality, ease of use, and simplified administration
GROB-WERKE
GROB-WERKE relies on McAfee to provide data encryption on laptops and comprehensive endpoint protection.
Highlights
- Achieved a 10-year record of success mitigating 100% of security risks
- Centralized management, reducing the amount of time it would otherwise take to perform administration and deployment by 50%
- Closed security leaks immediately, allowing patches to be installed at a comfortable pace
- Encrypted data on laptops, preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data in the event a laptop was lost or stolen
Idaho State Tax Commission
Idaho State Tax Commission chooses McAfee to embed security in a new network infrastructure.
Highlights
- Identified vulnerabilities and blocked threats
- Delivered reliable endpoint protection
- Enabled compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) security guidelines
- Provided support for the commission’s defense-in-depth security strategy
- Helped increase security awareness among network users
Informa
Informa used McAfee to centralize and standardize its security infrastructure to better protect against viruses, spyware, spam, pop-ups, and more.
Highlights
- Gained fast ROI through solid protection, reasonable pricing, and reduced internal costs
- Created an environment of easy deployment and administration
- Protected against malware with augmented malware detection abilities
- Assured that the entire network is protected
- Increased control over the security infrastructure
Intelsat
Intelsat trusts McAfee to protect user and network devices globally.
Highlights
- Protected a diverse environment from internal and external threats, including the inherent risks of a fluctuating population of 250 to 500 contractors
- Managed the entire server system with 1.5 full-time employees (FTEs)
- Reduced solution cost by 75% over a la carte purchases from separate vendors
- Standardized a security environment that previously required five vendors
- Complied with regulations, including SOX, HIPAA, and Department of Defense (DoD)
Liberty Behavioral Management
McAfee security risk management delivers comprehensive, integrated protection to Liberty Behavioral Management.
Highlights
- Increased visibility of overall and site-by-site security posture
- Protected IT investment by supporting existing McAfee, Microsoft, and Cisco products
- Integrated with management tools to minimize deployment and maintenance expenses
- Consolidated administration points to streamline operations
- Provided centralized, automated reporting to ease audit processes
Mairie de Saint Nazaire
McAfee Simplifies Security Management for French City’s Local Government
Highlights
- Simplified security management with single, integrated central console
- Deployed quickly and easily
- Freed up time to focus on nonsecurity issues
- Reduced spam significantly
Major Healthcare System
The healthcare system uses McAfee solutions to gain compliance with HIPAA, PCI, DSS, and FTC regulations.
Highlights
- Optimize mobility management of corporate data
- Protect corporate data from the data center to the mobile device
- Set mobile policies that work while providing flexibility to users
- Provide central dashboard for controlling entire security environment
NYC Department of IT and Telecommunications
NYC Department of IT and Telecommunications uses McAfee for for vulnerability management, endpoint encryption, and other areas of security functionality.
Highlights
- Increased protection with a savings of $18 million
- Provided centralized control across highly distributed IT environment
Riverside Healthcare
Riverside Healthcare protects more than 1,950 endpoints including mobile devices with McAfee software.
Highlights
- Optimize mobility management of corporate data
- Protect corporate data from the data center to the mobile device
- Set mobile policies that work while providing flexibility to users
TELUS International Philippines
TELUS uses the Security Connected framework from McAfee as the foundation for its multilayered security infrastructure.
Highlights
- Improves visibility, control, and overall security posture with central security administration
- Accelerates remediation of malware attacks daily
- Provides two-fold defense against data loss
- Increases customer confidence, willingness to do business
Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics selected McAfee security solutions to enhance internal network security and simplify compliance.
Highlights
- Locked down internal security
- Secured notebooks and desktops from viruses, worms, spyware, and other threats
- Enabled rapid containment of any outbreak
- Safeguarded data on mobile devices
- Simplified patches and policy changes
WNS Limited
WNS deployed McAfee Endpoint Encryption on all of its 1,500 laptops worldwide and McAfee Vulnerability Manager at each of its service sites.
Highlights
- Dramatically reduced time spent managing security
- Centralized security management across multiple global sites
- Improved administrative control and visibility across the extended enterprise
News / Events
News
- McAfee Unveils the First Situational and Risk Aware SIEM
April 24, 2012Topics : Risk & Compliance, Security Management, SIEM
- McAfee Management for Optimized Virtual Environments Offers Businesses Intelligent Security
April 4, 2012Topics : Endpoint Protection, Security Management
- McAfee Named Finalist in 11 SC Magazine 2012 Awards Categories
November 17, 2011Topics : Mobile Security
- McAfee and RSA Announce Joint Compliance and Risk Management Solution
October 17, 2011Topics : Security Management
- McAfee Security Innovation Alliance Enables Better Customer Visibility, Adds New Partners
May 25, 2011Topics : Security Management
- McAfee Leads in Enterprise Endpoint Protection and Performance; Unifies Customer Approach to Emerging Security Threats
May 2, 2011Topics : Endpoint Protection, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- McAfee Receives Accolades from Channel Community
March 14, 2011 - McAfee Named a Finalist in 15 Categories of SC Magazine 2011 Awards
November 11, 2010Topics : Email & Web Security, Risk & Compliance
- McAfee, Inc. Endpoint Security Platform 9 Securely Manages Any Enterprise-Connected Device
October 12, 2010 - McAfee, Inc. Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection
September 15, 2010Topics : Data Protection
- Sentrigo Launches Comprehensive Enterprise-Class Vulnerability Assessment Solution for Databases
September 13, 2010Topics : Database Security
- Polycom and McAfee Alliance to Further Secure Unified Communications and Collaboration
July 28, 2010Topics : Security Management
- McAfee Unveils Unparalleled Risk Management Solution
July 19, 2010Topics : Endpoint Protection, Risk & Compliance, Database Security
Events
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Community
Forums
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Blogs
- In the Wake of the Week
Lang Tibbils - August 03, 2011
This is a new weekly blog post focused on providing our channel partners with easy access to key news and information. The blog includes a collection of short statements/thoughts designed to make it easy to read, informative and if lucky, occasionally humorous. It’s a mutual respect thing, but glad to see The VAR Guy likes Read more... - Is Database Security an Oxymoron?
Eric Schou - March 23, 2011
If you’re responsible for database security and feel like scaring the living daylights out of yourself, check out www.privacyrights.org/data-breach. It’ll give you some idea of just how large of a problem security breaches truly are. Significant breaches are happening on almost a daily basis—and sometimes multiple major breaches are occurring in a single day. And Read more... - Did Your Company’s PCI Compliance Survive the Holidays?
Eric Schou - January 14, 2011
It seems that for many businesses, the first thing that suffers during the holiday crunch is anything that doesn’t bring in additional revenue – among them, maintaining PCI compliance. Look Back to Look Forward As you look back on the holidays, here are some questions to ask yourself: - How many people did it take Read more... - McAfee and Citrix – Securing Virtualized Environments by George Kurtz
Archive - May 12, 2010
Customers consolidating servers to virtual machines are looking for a more cost effective application environment – to maximize CPU and memory utilization without sacrificing application performance or data security. While the need for security in a virtual environment is no different than the need in a physical world, the challenge is much different. Trying to Read more...