Intel-McAfee developing cloud-security strategy

Intel, which last year acquired McAfee for its security expertise, today described work it is doing to provide enterprises with a way to secure data stored in public or hybrid cloud environments.

Jason Waxman, general manager of Intel’s Cloud Infrastructure Group, joined with Greg Brown, vice president of network security at McAfee, to describe the strategy that’s being pursued to let IT managers gain better understanding about the security of their cloud workloads.

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