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Leopard's Time Machine makes the backup process transparent

Will the MacBook Air be the breakthrough technology that moves Apple into the boardroom?

I find myself saddened this morning, not because it's Monday, and not because I am beginning another week at a thankless job, but because I have just completed a report advising business users to avoid OS X.

A little holiday cheer for the CISO in all of us.

It's working.

Our patient and determined efforts to bring the masses to enlightenment is working. Young and old, the common man is learning that identity has value. Better yet, we are learning to question those that want to capture our personal information.

I am no different from most of the Apple fan boys out there. I looked forward to some serious Leopard sweetness for quite some time and tasted it late last week. I am happy to say that Leopard delivers again with regard to usability and overall coolness. Unfortunately, despite my initial giddiness at a shiny new Apple toy, it ain't all roses and rainbows in the cult of Mac.

Does information security stop at the edge of technology?

Sex sells. I know it and you know it, but can we admit it? Back in the good ol' days (don't you feel old any time someone starts a story this way!), security was sexy. It was the hot new thing. Firewalls sold like hotcakes, certifications were worth gold, and anyone who knew anything about computer security was viewed as some mysterious being down from the heavens to save us all.

Security doesn't matter"¦ at least not to everyone. Don't get me wrong, I've fought this battle before. You know which one I mean. It's the, "we have a firewall", "just buy a security device", "nothing will ever happen here" battle. We've all been there and have the battle scars to prove it.

The battle between Microsoft and Apple over who has the most secure platform has been fought for years. Billions in advertising dollars have been spent to convince you and I that each is more secure than the other. Countless articles and blogs have been written touting one vendor's security over its competitor. Patches are released, exploits are found, and life goes on.