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McAfee, Amazon Business Prime Partner to Secure SMBs

McAfee and Amazon Business are partnering on a security and IT solutions bundle to help SMB partners address security and IT resource challenges, according to a statement released by the companies.

McAfee and Amazon Business will offer a security software and IT services bundle exclusively to Amazon Business Prime members that includes email and data security, web and firewall protection, a mobile VPN and antimalware, according to the statement.

McAfee and Amazon Business Prime Bundle Helps Secure SMBs

The new McAfee security software and IT services bundle for Business Prime members will cover PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices with flexible licensing for up to 25 devices, the companies said. SMB owners will also have access to 24/7 virus removal service with added IT resolution services, according to the statement.

Business Prime members can choose between three introductory price options for the first twelve months, ranging from $49.99 to $99.99, depending on the number of devices and IT resolution services needed.

After the first year, prices range from $149.99 to $249.99 per year with annual renewal options.

McAfee, Amazon Business Prime Bundle: Executive Commentary

Terry Hicks, executive vice president, consumer business group, McAfee
Terry Hicks, executive vice president, consumer business group, McAfee

“Small business owners and consumers alike are operating in an ever-connected world, and McAfee is dedicated to protecting them online when they shop, bank, share and journey across the internet,” said Terry Hicks, executive vice president of McAfee’s Consumer Business Group. "Through our partnership with Amazon Business, we designed a security solution with small business owners in mind to give them peace of mind that their personal data, as well as their customers’, won't be jeopardized online.”

The McAfee security software and IT services bundle for Business Prime members is available now for Amazon Business Prime members in the U.S.

Sharon Florentine

Sharon is a master technology storyteller and editor with omnichannel experience: books and print magazines, digital, webcast, blogging, podcast, live events and video and associated brand-specific social media content. From 1999 to 2003, she acquired and edited technology books and certification exam prep guides.

After a year spent in publicity and editorial at mass-market book publishers, she returned to tech publishing and, since 2004, explored B2C and B2B news, issues and trends in consumer, lifestyle, software, software development, AI, ML, networks, big data, hardware, security, storage, cloud, equity, inclusion, diversity, women in tech, career development, IT management, H-1B visa issues and immigration, education, training and learning.

Her previous role was as the managing editor at Techstrong Group in charge of Cloud Native Now, DevOps.com, Security Boulevard and Techstrong ITSM and their brand-specific social media. She currently serves as editorial director for CyberRisk Alliance’s channel brands, ChannelE2E and MSSP Alert and acting editorial director for SC Media UK. Drop me a note and let’s talk!

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