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	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 WHITE PAPER: Avaya Independent Lab Comparative Review MierConsulting engineers conducted an hands-on, comparative review of three leading contact center packages, focusing on these products' multimedia, mixed voice and text-based contacts - capabilities. Read Now In this Issue US intelligence agency wants technology to predict the future from public events How to live with malware infections Private industry group leaps into the cybercrime fight EU upset by Microsoft warning about US access to EU cloud Hackers claims Apple online data was compromised Is the operating system dead? WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Defend Against Insider Threats Organizations must accept the reality that insider threats are no longer an abstract concept. This paper explains the factors that are increasing the insider threat and details a proactive approach that leverages identity and access management to reduce risk and improve compliance. Learn More US intelligence agency wants technology to predict the future from public events Publically available data that could be aggregated and used by intelligent systems to predict future events is out there, if you can harness the technology to utilize it. That's one of the driving ideas behind a program that the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) group will detail at a Proposer's Day conference in Washington, DC next month. Read More 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 WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Identity-Aware Networking Download this whitepaper today discover how IT can integrate identity and networking, enabling new business processes and easing regulatory compliance while improving security. Read now! Private industry group leaps into the cybercrime fight A consortium of eight companies launched a campaign on Tuesday to provide better training for law enforcement agencies in order to tackle cybercrime, which costs the U.K. economy tens of billions of pounds annually. Read More EU upset by Microsoft warning about US access to EU cloud Members of the European Parliament have demanded to know what lawmakers intend to do about the conflict between the European Union's Data Protection Directive and the United State's Patriot Act. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! 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 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
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