Scattered across the computers of a hundred different companies, my shadow stands to attention, shoulder-to-shoulder with an army of other data shadows inside the databanks of corporations and governments all over the world.
For example, in the US medical and insurance companies are bracing themselves for a key deadline involving the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which aims to protect the privacy of health records, among other things.
Fraudulent practices such as phishing are increasingly robbing individuals of their security, privacy and financial assets. As industry leaders, we share a responsibility for protecting users from the blight of online threats.
And while not all Second Life residents are happy that the corporations are moving in, Nehmzow insists the two groups can live together. Claus Nehmzow, who heads up PA's thinking on virtual worlds, told silicon.com: "In all companies, but probably...
Obviously many large corporations and a great cross-section of the business community worldwide are increasingly aware that all firms touch on the environment in some way and we must consider that as part of our decision making.
This technology lets organisations demonstrate that effective controls have been placed on who can access valuable assets, enabling them to prove they are protecting their data and meeting the compliance mandates imposed on them.