A program director in IBM's Data Governance solutions unit explains why IT risk is opaque and that security executives need to practice more progressive risk management to get ahead of data breaches, malicious attacks and emerging compliance regulations.

Intel says it will issue anti-theft technology for laptops that, in the event of a stolen machine, will essentially lock down the system and the disk so that thieves cannot reach the data within.

With Windows Mobile 6.1, Microsoft takes a big step in managing enterprise handhelds; a new piece of code hooks into Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 server application, which the company hopes will make handhelds as manageable and secure as PCs.

Michael Dell says that Dell layoffs could exceed initial expectations as the hardware maker plans to cut at least 8,800 jobs.

And this week's wrapup of tech's most important stories includes a raft of new gadgets landing at CTIA, a Mac getting hacked first at CanSecWest, Steve Wozniak talking technology, Intel's Atom processors, and more. Watch the video.

Posted by Tom Sullivan on April 4, 2008 07:49 AM