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Desktop Virtualization: A Better Way To Protect Data

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Federal regulators levied a $100,000 HIPAA-related fine against Seattle-based Providence Health for the loss of individuals' health data, including data on lost laptops. And now the US Department of Justice has filed charges against 11 people and released more details around the theft of over 41 million credit card numbers from TJX, a theft for which TJX has already spent over $130 million (!) in settlements and other charges. It is clear from the details released that the thieves gained access through wireless networks but their ultimate success came from installing malicious code inside the environment that intercepted credit card data and then sent it back out to the criminals' remote sites.

The threats and costs to businesses (and individuals) are clear. But what's the answer? Many people suggest we just need better security on our endpoints, on our network access points, and throughout the network and the data center. But the cost and complexity is large, and the chance that we can continue our data sprawl while solving our data breach risk is remote.

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