The new company, John McAfee MGT Capital Investments will produce products for the protection of blokcheyn applications. The company's advisory board includes Roger Ver and Eric Vurhes.
The creator of the McAfee antivirus, now occupies the post of chairman and CEO of MGT Capital announced the creation of an advisory council on kriptobezopasnosti. McAfee Chairman of the Board appointed Roger Vera, known Bitcoin business angel and bitcoin.com owner. The first member of the board became Eric Vurhes, founder and executive director of the Exchange kriptovalyutnoy ShapeShift.io, who previously participated in numerous Bitcoin projects.
"Roger and both understand that cryptocurrency already will not disappear, but the biggest risk for users will remain unstable nature of the safety of these currencies. Even the most sophisticated user Bitcoins are at risk of losing their assets if they would target a clever hacker. ... If not to prevent cyber threats, the world could be plunged into financial chaos because cryptocurrency used everywhere, "- commented on the appointment of Faith itself McAfee.
He believes that blokcheyn technology creates a more secure way to "verify the transaction", but in itself is vulnerable. The recent hacking kriptovalyutnoy Shapeshift Exchange, as well as the sensational case Bitcoin-exchange Mt Gox, according to McAfee, has shown that the business was built on the base, it is also subject to attacks of the block chain technology.
According Vurhesa, McAfee rights, believing that cybersecurity and cryptocurrency "intertwined".
"Assets blokcheyne changing nature of cyber security - from the protection of personal information, which is now already less important - to protect the virtual state, savings that is becoming more urgent."
The press release reported that the Advisory Council on kriptobezopasnosti will be responsible for ensuring that the company offered the best security products kriptovalyutnyh businesses and offers its customers the latest solutions. However, this advice is only part of the planned division of the company McAfee, working with cryptocurrency.
The company is currently working on creating anti-spyware software D-Vasive, as well as a platform for the secure exchange of files Demonsaw. In the future, the company's name change - it will be called «John McAfee Global Technologies».
John McAfee was elected chairman and CEO in May 2016 MGT Capital of the year, which caused a sharp increase (~ 1000%) the price of the company shares. Before his appointment to the post of McAfee ran for the post of head of the US Libertarian Party, and declared his presidential ambitions.