headquarters in santa clara california u.s. type wholly owned subsidiary industry security software founded 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 1 as mcafee associates inc. founder john mcafee headquarters 2821 mission college blvd. 2 santa clara california area served worldwide key people chris young senior vice president & general manager products cloud security data protection database security email & web security endpoint protection mobile security network security risk & compliance security as a service security saas security management security information and event management siem server security number of employees 7 500 2015 parent intel website www.mcafee.com intel security group previously mcafee inc. m k fi 3 is an american global computer security software company headquartered in santa clara california and the world s largest dedicated security technology company . 4 the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of intel since february 2011 5 6 and now forms part of its intel security division . on 7 september 2016 intel announced a strategic deal with tpg capital to convert intel security into a joint venture between intel and tpg capital called mcafee . 7 tpg capital will be the majority owner with 51 % of mcafee . 8 contents 1 history 1.1 early years 1.2 open source 1.3 encryption technologies 1.4 acquisition by intel 2 products 3 mergers and acquisitions 4 product reviews 5 controversies 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit intel still uses the mcafee name and brand for products . early years edit the company was founded in 1987 as mcafee associates named for its founder john mcafee who resigned from the company in 1994 . 9 mcafee was incorporated in the state of delaware in 1992 . network associates was formed in 1997 as a merger of mcafee associates network general pgp corporation and helix software . the company restructured in 2004 beginning with the sale of its magic solutions business to remedy a subsidiary of bmc software early in the year . in mid 2004 the company sold the sniffer technologies business to a venture capital backed firm named network general the same name as the original owner of sniffer technologies and changed its name back to mcafee to reflect its focus on security related technologies . open source edit among other companies bought and sold by mcafee is trusted information systems which developed the firewall toolkit the free software foundation for the commercial gauntlet firewall which was later sold to secure computing corporation . mcafee as a result of brief ownership of tis labs nai labs network associates laboratories mcafee research was highly influential in the world of open source software as that organization produced portions of the linux freebsd and darwin operating systems and developed portions of the bind name server software and snmp version 3 . encryption technologies edit mcafee had acquired calgary alberta canada based fsa corporation which helped the company diversify its security offerings away from just client based antivirus software by bringing on board its own network and desktop encryption technologies . the fsa team also oversaw the creation of a number of other technologies that were leading edge at the time including firewall file encryption and public key infrastructure product lines . while those product lines had their own individual successes including powerbroker written by dean huxley and dan freedman and now sold by beyondtrust the growth of antivirus ware always outpaced the growth of the other security product lines . it is fair to say that mcafee remains best known for its anti virus and anti spam product lines . acquisition by intel edit on august 19 2010 intel announced that it would purchase mcafee for 48 a share in a deal valued at 7.68 billion . 10 11 on january 6 2014 intel ceo brian krzanich announced during the consumer electronics show the name change from mcafee security to intel security . the company s red shield logo will remain and the firm will continue to operate as a wholly owned intel subsidiary . 12 john mcafee who no longer has any interest in the company expressed his pleasure at his name no longer being associated with the software . i am now everlastingly grateful to intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet . these are not my words but the words of millions of irate users . 13 however as of 2016 the products still bear the name mcafee . products edit mcafee products are primarily digital security tools for personal computers and server devices and more recently mobile devices . consumer products 14 mcafee livesafe software as a service protects pcs and mobile devices from viruses and online threats mcafee all access unlimited number of devices mcafee total protection protect pcs from viruses spam and phishing mcafee internet security windows mac anti virus protection wi fi protection parental controls mcafee antivirus plus protects pcs against online threats mcafee personal firewall discontinued 15 16 mcafee family protection windows mac prevent access to age inappropriate online content mcafee siteadvisor live signals when a url is safe to click mcafee mobile security android ios anti virus protection protect lost or stolen devices lock locate remote wipe remote camera trigger wi fi security & web protection 17 business products 18 mcafee active response endpoint detection and response tool 19 mcafee small business security stops viruses malware and hackers mcafee endpoint protection windows mac anti malware anti spyware and anti spam mcafee complete endpoint protection suites antivirus antispam encryption firewall and web security 20 mcafee stinger on demand virus scanner for use by administrators and users 21 security as a service products for businesses 22 mcafee security for business computer server and email protection and web security mcafee saas endpoint protection anti malware anti spam and anti spyware mcafee saas web protection cloud based web security for a safe secure network mcafee saas email protection & continuity block spam phishing scams and inappropriate email content service discontinuing january 11 2017 23 mcafee saas email inbound filtering blocks 99 % of spam viruses worms fraudulent messages service discontinuing january 11 2017 23 mcafee saas email archiving message archiving service with up to 10 years of data retention reducing email storage management service discontinuing january 11 2017 ; last date to extract emails july 11 2017 . 23 mcafee saas email encryption robust email encryption technology service discontinuing january 11 2017 23 data center products mcafee virusscan enterprise anti virus anti spyware firewall and intrusion prevention technologies with centralized management 24 mcafee server security suite server security protection and management for physical virtual and cloud deployments for data centers 25 mcafee public cloud server security comprehensive cloud security to manage security policies for public cloud servers with blacklisting and whitelisting technologies 25 mcafee security suite for vdi scalable security solution specifically designed for virtual desktop infrastructure installations 25 mcafee security suite for databases real time protection for relational databases with no architecture changes 25 data security products mcafee total protection for data loss prevention dlp protects data on endpoints and in the cloud and helps manage dlp policies 26 mcafee complete data protection suites drive encryption native encryption management and data loss prevention 27 network security hardware appliances 28 mcafee next generation firewall appliance divested to raytheon websense now forcepoint in january 2016 29 mcafee network security platform appliance intrusion prevention system ips 30 mcafee advanced threat defense appliance sandbox technology that helps detect and analyze targeted attacks 31 mcafee network threat behavior analysis appliance mcafee network threat response software siem appliances mcafee enterprise security manager situational awareness and threat intelligence that helps identify and prioritize security threats 32 mcafee advanced correlation engine identify and score security events 33 mcafee application data monitor application layer monitoring to fully inspect network activity 34 mergers and acquisitions edit stonesoft acquisition on july 8 2013 mcafee completed the tender offer for finnish network firewall design company stonesoft oyj worth 389 million in cash or about 6.09 a share . 35 the next generation firewall business acquired from stonesoft was divested to forcepoint in january 2016 . validedge acquisition on february 26 2013 mcafee announced it had acquired the validedge sandboxing technology . 36 nitrosecurity acquisition on october 4 2011 mcafee announced its intention to acquire privately owned nitrosecurity 37 nitrosecurity develops high performance security information and event management siem solutions that protect critical information and infrastructure . nitrosecurity solutions reduce risk exposure and increase network and information availability by removing the scalability and performance limitations of security information management . the acquisition closed on november 30 2011 . sentrigo acquisition on march 23 2011 mcafee announced its intention to acquire privately owned sentrigo 38 a leading provider of database security including vulnerability management database activity monitoring database audit and virtual patching which ensure databases are protected without impacting performance or availability . the acquisition enables mcafee to extend its database security portfolio . the acquisition closed on april 6 2011 . 39 tencube acquisition on july 29 2010 mcafee announced a definitive agreement to acquire tencube a privately held online security company that specialized in anti theft and data security for mobile devices . 40 the acquisition allowed mcafee to complete its diversification into the mobile security space and announce its plans to build the next generation mobile platform . the acquisition closed on august 25 2010 . trust digital acquisition on may 25 2010 mcafee announced a definitive agreement to acquire trust digital a privately held online security company that specialized in security for mobile devices . the acquisition allowed mcafee to extend its services beyond traditional endpoint security and move into the mobile security market . 41 the acquisition closed on june 3 2010 . 42 the price for trust digital was not disclosed 43 mx logic acquisition on july 30 2009 mcafee announced plans to acquire managed email and web security vendor mx logic . the acquisition provided an enhanced range of saas based security services such as cloud based intelligence web security email security endpoint security and vulnerability assessment . 44 the deal closed on september 1 2009 at a price of 140 million . 45 mx logic staff has been integrated into mcafee s saas business unit . solidcore systems acquisition on may 15 2009 mcafee announced its intention acquire solidcore systems a privately held security company for 33 million . 46 solidcore was a maker of software that helped companies protect atms and other specialized computers . the acquisition integrated solidcore s whitelisting and compliance enforcement mechanisms into the mcafee product line . 47 the deal closed on june 1 2009 . endeavor acquisition in january 2009 mcafee announced plans to acquire endeavor security a privately held maker of ips ids technology . 48 the deal closed in february 2009 for a total purchase price of 3.2 million . secure computing acquisition on september 22 2008 mcafee announced an agreement to acquire secure computing a company specializing in network security hardware services and software products . the acquisition expanded mcafee s business in securing networks and cloud computing services to offer a more comprehensive brand of products . the deal closed on november 19 2008 at a price of 497 million . 49 reconnex acquisition on july 31 2008 mcafee announced it would acquire reconnex a maker of data protection appliances and software . reconnex sold data loss prevention software designed to prevent sensitive documents and data from leaving corporate networks . 50 the acquisition added content awareness to mcafee s data security portfolio . 51 the 46 million deal closed on august 12 2008 . scanalert acquisition on october 30 2007 mcafee announced plans to acquire scanalert for 51 million . the acquisition integrated scanalert s hacker safe service and mcafee s siteadvisor rating system to attack website security from both sides . 52 it was the industry s first service to help consumers stay safe as they searched surfed and shopped . the deal closed