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McAfee: History, Companies, Art & Technology

McAfee Corp. (/ˈmækəfiː/ MAK-ə-fee), formerly known as McAfee Associates, Inc. from 1987 to 1997 and 2004 to 2014, Network Associates Inc. from 1997 to 2004, and Intel Security Group from 2014 to 2017, is an American proprietary software company focused on online protection for consumers worldwide headquartered in San Jose, California.

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McAfee topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Art and Technology as prominent areas in the source structure around McAfee.

Related topics
82
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
87
Extracted relationships
244
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
87

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 48 topics
Acquisitions · 18 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Controversies · 5 topics
Products · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1987; 39 years ago (1987) as McAfee Associates, Inc. 2017; 9 years ago (2017) as McAfee, LLC
Industry
Computer software
Owner
Advent International · Permira
Headquarters
San Jose, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Founder
John McAfee

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Products

Acquisitions

Controversies

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How McAfee connects Entity context

The extracted context around McAfee shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, McAfee → Artemis, As, Australian, Coles, DAT, Ky, Lexington, Michigan's, On April, Police, QA, Rhode Island, Some, The, The University, UTC, Windows, Windows XP Service Pack Another extracted example is McAfee → Alberta, Bill Larson, Calgary, Canada-based FSA Corporation, CEO, Delaware, Helix Software, In, John McAfee, McAfee Associates, Network Associates, Network General, PGP Corporation, The. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

McAfee

Top relations

related to DAT 5958 update · 18
McAfee → Artemis, As, Australian, Coles, DAT, Ky, Lexington, Michigan's, On April, Police, QA, Rhode Island, Some, The, The University, UTC, Windows, Windows XP Service Pack
related to 1987–1999 · 14
McAfee → Alberta, Bill Larson, Calgary, Canada-based FSA Corporation, CEO, Delaware, Helix Software, In, John McAfee, McAfee Associates, Network Associates, Network General, PGP Corporation, The
related to Skyhigh Networks · 13
McAfee → CASB, In January, In March, In November, January, McAfee Enterprise, McAfee Enterprise's, Skyhigh Networks, Skyhigh Security, SSE, STG, Symphony Technology Group, The
related to 2000–2009 · 12
McAfee → At, CEO, CEO Bill Larson, CFO Prabhat Goyal, Company, Gene Hodges, George Samenuk, ILOVEYOU, In, Love Bug, McAfee/Network Associates, President Peter Watkins
related to SEC investigation into share options · 12
McAfee → CEO George Samaneuk, December, General Counsel, In, In October, Kent Roberts, Kevin Weiss, McAfee's, Roberts, Samaneuk, SEC, Weiss
related to 2010–2020 · 9
McAfee → April, DAT, In September, Intel, On April, On August, That, TPG, Windows-based
related to Current products · 9
McAfee → AdvancedMcAfee, AndroidMcAfee Mobile Security, Business ProtectionMcAfee Safe Connect, Detector, FamilyMcAfee TrueKeyMcAfee WebAdvisorMcAfee Deepfake, PremiumMcAfee, UltimateMcAfee Total ProtectionMcAfee LiveSafeMcAfee, Virus Removal ServiceMcAfee Safe, VPNMcAfee Mobile Security
related to Former products · 9
McAfee → Change Control, Changed, IntruShield, McAfee Application, McAfee Change Control, McAfee E-Business ServersMcAfee Entercept, McAfee Network Security Platform, McAfee VirusScan, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
related to SafeBoot Holding B.V. · 9
McAfee → CEO, Data Protection, Gerhard Watzinger, November, On October, SafeBoot, SafeBoot Holding, The, Through
related to 2021–present · 7
McAfee → CEO, Craig Boundy, Greg Johnson, In July, In May, Johnson, Peter Leav

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

security company announced software intel ceo acquisition million acquire network closed deal acquired data associates products group protection 2017 2011

McAfee relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 244 structured relationships around McAfee. Examples in this analysis include McAfee → Area served → Worldwide and McAfee → Founded → 1987; 39 years ago (1987) as McAfee Associates, Inc. 2017; 9 years ago (2017) as McAfee, LLC. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
McAfeeArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
McAfeeFounded1987; 39 years ago (1987) as McAfee Associates, Inc. 2017; 9 years ago (2017) as McAfee, LLC1.00infobox
McAfeeFounderJohn McAfee1.00infobox
McAfeeHeadquartersSan Jose, California, U.S.1.00infobox
McAfeeIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
McAfeeKey peopleCraig Boundy (president and CEO)1.00infobox
McAfeeNumber of employees1,800+ (2023)1.00infobox
McAfeeOwnerAdvent International1.00infobox
McAfeeOwnerPermira1.00infobox
McAfeePredecessorIntel Security Group (spun off)1.00infobox
McAfeeProductsCybersecurity software1.00infobox
McAfeeRevenueUS$1.92 billion (2021)[needs update]1.00infobox
McAfeeServicesComputer security1.00infobox
McAfeeTraded asNasdaq: MCFE (2020-2022) NYSE: MFE (1992-2011) S&P 500 component (until 2011)1.00infobox
McAfeeTypePrivate, formerly Public until 2011 and again 2020-2022, then Intel subsidiary from 2011 to 20171.00infobox
McAfeeWebsitemcafee.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around McAfee bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Security, Announced and Company. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • McAfee
    • Security
    • Announced
    • Company
    • Acquire
    • Software
    • Network
    • Million
    • Acquired
    • October
    • July
    • Products
    • Mobile
  • mcafee
    • Security
    • Announced
    • Company
    • Acquire
    • Software
    • Network
    • Million
    • Acquired
    • October
    • July
    • Products
    • Mobile
  • john mcafee
    • Security
    • Announced
    • Company
    • Acquire
    • Software
    • Network
    • Million
    • Acquired
    • October
    • July
    • Products
    • Mobile
  • network security platform
    • Announced
    • Acquire
    • Software
    • Acquisition
    • Management
    • Mobile
    • Data
    • Security
    • Solutions
    • Name
    • Business
    • Products
  • endpoint security
    • Announced
    • Acquire
    • Acquisition
    • Management
    • Software
    • Mobile
    • Data
    • Solutions
    • Services
    • Mcafee's
    • Networks
    • Products
  • skyhigh security
    • Announced
    • Acquire
    • Acquisition
    • Management
    • Software
    • Mobile
    • Data
    • Solutions
    • Services
    • Mcafee's
    • Networks
    • Products
  • symphony technology group
    • Mcafee's
    • Public
    • Networks
    • Products
    • Protection
    • Software
    • Acquired
    • Intel
    • Network
    • Mcafee
    • Announced
    • Group
  • intel
    • Company
    • Security
    • Deal
    • Announced
    • Group
    • Name
    • Companies
    • Would
    • Ceo
    • Acquisition
    • Mcafee
    • Software

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For McAfee, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects McAfee with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
McAfeeHistory · splits 39 ⟂ 49
McAfeeAcquisitions · splits 69 ⟂ 19
McAfeeOverview · splits 77 ⟂ 11
McAfeeControversies · splits 82 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

McAfee

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples244
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around McAfee to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Art & Technology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — McAfee · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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