In an effort to curb rising mobile phone theft, lawmakers in several states have passed or proposed new rules that require devices to have remote disabling capabilities. These “kill switches” render a stolen or lost phone useless to anyone except its owner. That means protecting sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.

To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the "8 Noble Truths" of data protection. To view all 8 Noble Truths, please download the whitepaper. This is the third post in an eight-part series to help you protect your data:

Apple took the consumer and business worlds by storm this week with updates to its mobile and desktop operating systems. For enterprise IT, the changes could mean new strategies are needed to protect company data from falling into the wrong hands. New features, such as Continuity, enable users to start tasks on one device (like their Mac laptop at the office) and pick it back up from another device (like their iPhone or iPad). For IT pros, change will require security and data protection strategies. Here's a look at the latest mobile and data protection news from around the Web this week:

Computer users today don't necessarily need to know the details that make their machine work. They can take it out of the box, plug it in and get to work. But those out-of-the-box settings aren't sufficient for some users. They need the ability to arrange file systems, restore boot records and split partitions. To tailor computers to their needs, these users need a disk management tool. Here, Vartan Minasyan, lead program manager for consumer products at Acronis, discusses how these technologies help prosumers and IT admins better protect and manage their data: