Branded as the McAfee Cloud Secure programme, it includes Cloud Security Certification Services, Automated Auditing, Remediation & Reporting, and Security Credibility trustmark.

Under the Cloud Security Certification Services, McAfee will partner with leading Certification delivery vendors to provide Certification services tailored for SaaS and Cloud vendors. The certification services, which are provided on an annual basis, will include existing security controls, processes and certifications, as well as future Cloud security standards, said a McAfee representative.

The Automated Auditing, Remediation & Reporting component of the programme will include automatic and daily security audits, remediation of vulnerabilities and reporting of the security status of their service and network using the McAfee Cloud Secure service.

Cloud vendors who pass the daily scan and other checks receive a "McAfee SECURE" trustmark, providing credible, third party validation to be used on their solutions and in customer-facing marketing collateral, the company spokesperson stated.

Also, according to the security firm, the programme will leverage the trusted McAfee SECURE technology and trustmark, which currently appears on more than 80 thousand websites worldwide.