McAfee Corp. has expanded its partnership with Visa to allow its partners in the UK to offer online protection solutions to Visa Business cardholders, a press release reported.
“With more of us embracing digital commerce, businesses of all sizes deserve access to simple, secure and robust systems,” Helen Jones, head of Visa Business Solutions, Visa, Europe, said. “Visa is focused on investing in its network, harnessing the most cutting-edge innovations to protect people and businesses from emerging threats. And with this offer, Visa Business cardholders can access McAfee Total Protection for additional peace of mind.”
Offering protection tailored to each device’s specific business size and needs, the McAfee security solution is compatible with various device brands, including PCs, Macs, iOS and Android.
UK-based cardholders are also eligible for a 50% discount on MSRP purchases, including a one-year subscription to McAfee Total Protection for five or 10 devices.
“With increasingly complicated global issues such as the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and difficulties stemming from the global supply chain, small businesses are increasingly reliant on their digital infrastructure, and it’s never been more important to ensure the proper protections have been implemented,” said Pedro Gutierrez, SVP global consumer sales & operations at McAfee. “We are proud to partner with Visa to offer solutions to their Visa Business cardholders and look forward to helping these organizations stay secure so they can focus on what matters most to their business.”
Plans to extend the partnership derived from an increase in demand for the security services, resulting from a lack of budgetary and staffing resources, and an increase in online risks.
“In an increasingly digitized world, small businesses find themselves a key target of hackers, with more than half of the data breaches in 2021 involving small businesses according to the Verizon Business 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report,” a recent press release states.