Is the operating system dead?

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	Is the operating system dead? One of the problems dismaying information assurance professionals today is the avalanche move towards mobile devices taking over computing for most users. A recent study predicts "U.S. mobile handset data traffic will grow from 8 petabytes per month this year [2010] to 327 petabytes per month in 2015." That would translate to an annual compound growth of about 110% per year. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Faster Recovery for Windows Applications and Data Are your backup & recovery plans up to snuff? Will you be able to restore critical systems & data quickly in the event of an outage? Learn valuable information on how to protect Windows applications & data in a distributed environment. Learn about challenges in protecting & restoring Exchange, SQL, & Windows file server, & more. Learn more! In this Issue How to live with malware infections Despite controversy, federal, state wiretaps on the rise Mobile payments, PCI DSS compliance: Some clarity Safer mobile transactions Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles Hackers claims Apple online data was compromised Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Traditional host-based anti-virus software losing luster? Malicious activity alert: Anonymous hack-school grads come online in 30 days Securing Data on All Devices WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Best Practices in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Business continuity and disaster recovery can mean a rapid return to operations or financial downfall. This IDC white paper highlights the challenges and best practices for implementing continuity and recovery solutions, and details how Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable firms to meet their recovery requirements Read now! How to live with malware infections Get used to it: Malware can't be completely blocked or eliminated. But you can manage your PCs, mobile devices, and networks to function despite being infected Read More Despite controversy, federal, state wiretaps on the rise While their over-use is controversial federal and state requests for court permission to intercept or wiretap electronic communications increased 34% in 2010 over 2009 with California, New York, and New Jersey accounting for 68% of all wire taps approved by state judges. Read More Mobile payments, PCI DSS compliance: Some clarity Those hoping for mobile payments PCI compliance answers will have to wait a bit longer, the security council says. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Fine-Tune Your IT Performance Learn how to bridge the gap between application performance management solutions that don't understand the underlying network and network management products that don't know how to map network traffic to applications. Learn more! Safer mobile transactions Last week ("More on biometrics") I recommended "biometric recognition as well as using passwords and SMS codes" for more secure mobile banking transactions. Long time reader Patrick O'Kane (he's chief architect for identity and access management services at Unisys) pointed me to a solution that does just that. Read More Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles General public apathy and collaboration with the law enforcement community assure that cybercrimes of all sorts will continue to rise. Read More Hackers claims Apple online data was compromised A list of 27 user names and encrypted passwords apparently for an Apple website was posted to the Internet over the weekend along with a warning from hacker group Anonymous that the Cupertino-based computer maker could be a target of its attacks. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Cloud Computing Drives Improvements in IT Service Delivery IDC OPINION Cloud computing promotes a new dialogue between business and IT decision makers allowing them to define business service requirements first and then decide how to balance the use of shared, internal virtualized IT resources and external public services cost-effectively. Read now Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules Personal data sent to India by companies outsourcing work to service providers in the country will not be covered under the country's stringent new rules for the collection of personal data, an executive of a data protection standards company set up by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said. Read More Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Conspicuous spending -- not technical sleuthing -- unearthed what may be the largest login-stealing botnet yet known, according to one expert working on the case. Read More Traditional host-based anti-virus software losing luster? Traditional host-based anti-malware packages just aren't that useful anymore, according to some companies that find it either doesn't protect against the main dangers they face from the Web or it simply doesn't run well in virtualized computer environments. Read More Malicious activity alert: Anonymous hack-school grads come online in 30 days In about a month the first graduates of the new Anonymous hacking school could start having an impact on the frequency of cybercrime. Read More Securing Data on All Devices Scenario: Protecting sensitive data on mobile devices Read More
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