George Kurtz

Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President Former CEO of Foundstone, and current worldwide chief technology officer, George Kurtz is an internationally recognized security expert, author, and entrepreneur, as well as a frequent speaker at many major industry conferences. George has over sixteen years of experience in the security space and has helped hundreds of large organizations and government agencies tackle the most demanding security problems. He has been quoted or featured in many major publications, media outlets, and television programs, including CNN, Fox News, ABC World News, Associated Press, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time, ComputerWorld, eWeek and CNET. Prior to his role at McAfee, Kurtz was CEO of Foundstone, Inc., which was acquired by McAfee in October 2004. In his position as CEO, Kurtz brought a unique combination of business acumen and technical security know-how to Foundstone. George's entrepreneurial spirit positioned Foundstone as one of the premier "pure play" security solutions providers in the industry. In addition to his day job, George co-authored one of the best selling security books ever published (McGraw-Hill, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions). You can follow George on Twitter @george_kurtzcto.

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At FOCUS 11, Safe Never Sleeps

Yesterday we kicked off FOCUS 11 in Las Vegas, and we’ve got record attendance.  I’m thrilled to see so many security professionals coming together for such a valuable dialogue about the future of security. The big news of the day is that we announced two new products built on our DeepSAFE platform.  These products will Read more…

Tags: Deep Command, Deep Defender, DeepSAFE, Focus

Security In The Post-PC World

The recent arrival of Google’s Chromebook — a gadget designed to run only a Web browser — was heralded by some as spelling the end of antivirus and a nail in the coffin for companies that sell antivirus software. The Chromebook is part of a burgeoning category analysts call “post-PC devices.” Since these devices are Read more…

Tags: beyond the PC, chromebook, Consumer, Data Protection, embedded, enterprise, Mobile

Critical Infrastructure Not Ready For Cyberattacks

On Tuesday, McAfee and CSIS issued our second annual critical infrastructure report, “In the Dark: Crucial Industries Confront Cyberattacks.” The good news? We took a close look at the sectors that affect you on a daily basis—power, oil, gas, and water—sectors that may well be the first targets of a serious cyberattack. The bad news? Read more…

Tags: critical infrastructure, enterprise, Public Sector

Global Energy Industry Hit In “Night Dragon” Attacks

In 2010 McAfee Labs processed an average of almost 55,000 pieces of new malware every day. That nearly mind-numbing amount makes it difficult for any particular attack to stand out. Today, however, I want to highlight one large scale attack that is a clear example of how cybercrime has evolved from something of a hobbyist Read more…

Tags: critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, enterprise, malware, Network Security, Night Dragon, Operation Aurora

Intel+McAfee: Security Activation, Not Software Elimination

After many calls with customers and analysts, I thought it would be appropriate to provide some additional thoughts on the Intel acquisition of McAfee. The proposed combination of Intel and McAfee will be about helping provide greater protection and efficiency to endpoint, mobile, and embedded devices by bringing software and silicon together to do the Read more…

Tags: Acquisition, Data Protection, enterprise, intel, Network Security

Performance, Connectivity and Protection

By now you have probably heard the news that McAfee has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Intel.  I am really excited about this acquisition because security is as important as energy efficient performance and connectivity when it comes to computing. The combination of McAfee and Intel will significantly increase the protection Read more…

Tags: Acquisition, Cybercrime, intel

I Have an iPad…I Admit it

Why is there such a dust storm over the recent ATT iPad disclosure? The reality is this type of vulnerability isn’t really news and happens all day long.

Tags: Apple, Foundstone, iPad, web security

McAfee and Citrix – Securing Virtualized Environments

Customers consolidating servers to virtual machines are looking for a more cost effective application environment – to maximize CPU and memory utilization without sacrificing application performance or data security. While the need for security in a virtual environment is no different than the need in a physical world, the challenge is much different. Trying to Read more…

Tags: Citrix, ePolicy Orchestrator, partners, Virtualization

Vietnamese Speakers Targeted In Cyberattack

By now, you may have seen the Google blog post talking about the targeted attacks against the computers of Vietnamese speakers and others. The botnet, which McAfee identified while investigating Operation Aurora, has commandeered these computers in what appears to be a politically motivated attack. McAfee has been sharing the results of its investigation with Read more…

Source Code Repositories Targeted In Operation Aurora

Operation Aurora continues to be a hot topic inside and outside of security circles. At this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco many conversations are on the topic of the attacks that hit Google and dozens of other companies in January. During a talk this afternoon Stuart McClure and I discussed how the attackers in Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, intellectual property, Operation Aurora, Risk and Compliance