Security News > 2020 > February > McAfee will acquire Light Point Security to help combat browser-based malware

Security provider McAfee is looking to a new acquisition as a way to better combat browser-based malware.

On Tuesday, the company announced its intention to purchase Light Point Security, which makes a browser isolation product.

With browser isolation, all web browsing is done in an isolated environment to ensure that no malware from the web has access to the user's computer to infect it.

Created by former employees of the National Security Agency, Light Point Security offers a platform that tries to protect users from ransomware, credential phishing attacks, and zero-day attacks.

McAfee said it plans to add Light Point Security's browser isolation technology to its Secure Web Gateway product and its new MVISION Unified Cloud Edge platform, which includes McAfee Secure Web Gateway, McAfee Data Loss Prevention, and MVISION Cloud.

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