McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc. is a well-known cybersecurity company originally founded as McAfee Associates in 1987 by John McAfee. Over decades the company became one of the most widely recognized providers of consumer and enterprise security software, known especially for antivirus and endpoint protection products. McAfee has undergone several ownership and structural changes — including acquisition by Intel and later a sale to private equity — and today operates as a major vendor of security software and services aimed at protecting devices, data and networks.

McAfee's product portfolio spans consumer antivirus and identity/privacy tools, enterprise endpoint security, threat intelligence, network and cloud security services, and complementary utilities such as WebAdvisor (browser protection), SiteAdvisor, on-access scanning services, and VPN/identity products. The company serves individual consumers, small and medium businesses, and larger enterprise customers, and it maintains partnerships and int...