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Facebook Partners With McAfee On Security
Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer
2010-01-13
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McAfee said today it has partnered with Facebook to offer its Internet security suite software to all Facebook users for free.
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Under the terms of the partnership, McAfee is Facebook's exclusive provider of consumer security software, and Facebook users will be eligible for a complimentary six-month subscription of the McAfee Internet Security Suite software.
Following the six-month period, Facebook users will be eligible for special discount subscription pricing. Facebook is applying all financial incentives from this partnership to the benefit of its users and will not be taking a share of any revenue from user subscriptions.
If a Facebook account is compromised, Facebook has developed a process that requires users to take steps to re-secure their account and learn about security best practices. As part of this partnership, this process will now also include custom McAfee technology to clean user's computers. There is no charge for the use of this tool.
To keep users educated about the latest threats, Facebook and McAfee will work together to develop educational content for the Facebook Security Page. McAfee will also update its own Facebook Page, which features the offer on the "Protect Your PC" tab as well as security information on "Protect Your Kids" and "Security Notes" tabs.
"Facebook is very serious about security and has made significant efforts to protect its users and service by investing in dedicated teams and sophisticated systems, and this partnership with McAfee furthers that mission," said Todd Gebhart, executive vice president and general manager, McAfee Consumer, Mobile and Small Business.
"We believe our partnership will make a real difference in the battle to secure the Internet by giving so many more people access to industry leading technology from McAfee."
McAfee Internet Security Suite software will be available to Facebook users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Additional countries will be added throughout Q1.
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