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Skype Says "I do" to McAfee Marriage

McAfee security solutions will add layer protection to file transferring features

By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor

4th of August 2006, 11:03 GMT

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McAfee Inc., an intrusion prevention and security risk management company, has revealed in a press release that its has inked a marriage with Internet communication enterprise Skype and that, consequently,
its security solutions McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006, McAfee VirusScan 2006 and McAfee Personal Firewall(TM) 2006 products have received the Skype Certification.

This translates in a parameter assessment veto as Skype has deemed McAfee's security products as worthy of its security, quality and usability standards. While Skype's singular encryption technology has kept its Internet calls and chat services private and safe, McAfee will only add protection securing file transfer functions by scanning al incoming and outgoing information sharing. Constructed on Public Key Infrastructure and integrating 256-bit AES, SHA-1 and RSA algorithms Skype delivers end-to-end encryption for both its VoIP and IM solutions.

"We have over 113 million customers and we want our community to use their computers in the safest way possible, which includes having virus protection," said Kurt Sauer, Skype's Chief Security Officer. "Skype is already very secure, and McAfee's products are complementary, securing the rest of the PC environment."

"We are very committed to providing Internet users with the best possible experience in a fully protected PC environment. McAfee is delighted to be working with Skype because together, we can ensure users stay safe online," stated Sarah Whipp, Senior Director, EMEA Marketing, McAfee.
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