McAfee

McAfee is one of the most recognized names in cybersecurity, with a history spanning over three decades of protecting individuals and organizations from evolving digital threats. Originally founded by John McAfee in 1987, the company has undergone significant transformations and today focuses primarily on consumer-facing security products while its enterprise business was spun off as Trellix (a merger with FireEye).

McAfee's consumer portfolio is among the most widely deployed in the world, offering antivirus protection, identity theft monitoring, safe browsing, VPN services, and password management for individuals and families. McAfee Total Protection and McAfee LiveSafe are flagship consumer products that combine multi-device security with personal privacy tools, protecting Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices from malware, phishing, and online threats.

McAfee's threat research division, part of the company's legacy, contributed significantly to the global security community through the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) network, which aggregated threat data from millions of sensors worldwide to provide real-time reputation data for files, URLs, IP addresses, and email senders. This threat intelligence infrastructure informed detection capabilities across both consumer and enterprise products.

The enterprise division of McAfee, now operating as Trellix, carries forward a rich heritage of enterprise security innovation including endpoint detection and response, data loss prevention, network security, security information and event management through McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, and cloud access security broker capabilities through McAfee MVISION Cloud. These platforms continue to serve large enterprises and government organizations requiring comprehensive, integrated security architectures.

McAfee's identity protection services help consumers monitor the dark web for their personal information, receive alerts about exposed credentials, and restore their identity in the event of theft. These services reflect the company's strategic pivot toward personal privacy and identity protection as a primary value proposition for the consumer market.