McAfee Labs Calls for Industry to be Proactive in Combating Cyber Threats

Source: Michael Cheek, The New New Internet.

A new report by McAfee, Inc. has highlighted the need for industry to be more proactive in fighting cyber crime. The report, titled “Security Takes the Offensive,” serves as a “call to arms” for the security industry and contains strategies from a number of international experts.

“Cybercriminals prosper because they have very little reason to fear the consequences,” said Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Labs. “As security experts, it’s time to take a hard look at what we do, how we do it, and what our ultimate goals are. The tools and techniques of cybercrime continue to grow in number and sophistication at alarming rates. Every time we release a new statistic about the rise in malware it points to our failure as an industry.”