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Just How Vulnerable Is Asia To The Current US Sub-Prime Crisis?

2007-08-31 07:59:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...crisis situation, correlations can change, and a seemingly isolated case can evolve into a full blown crisis that affects everything. Now we don't know if the banks are thinking about this situation or not. But risk management best practice dictates that they should
 
Tags: banks, asian central banks, asian banks, exposure, crisis situation, sub-prime trough cdo, situation, risk management, blown crisis
 
 
 
 
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This week in history - volcanos, hurricanes, and the risk of Black Swans

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2008-08-28 11:07:47 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
...crisis management plan. And thats an important point, because trying to predict the next unforeseeable event can be a real challenge sometimes
 
Tags: similar events, events, black swan events, black swan, plan, crisis management plan, week, colleague stephanie balaouras, argues
 
 
 
 
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Data breaches: Technology, process or management?

2008-07-28 16:32:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...crisis - he talks about various types and data breaches is one amongst them I tend to agree to a point. However, I also think that it is the type of management and their core values that dictate how such a crisis be addressed. Is management concerned about the customer? Or is management just looking to save face? I can remember the Tylenol...
 
Tags: management, data breaches, management till, technology, tylenol crisis, crisis, executives, jonathan armstrong, jonathan
 
 
 
 
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Risk Management Lessons from the Mortgage Meltdown

2007-12-14 16:54:17 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...crisis in general that all good risk management professionals know, and should keep in mind as often as possible Accepting risk can offer substantial competitive advantages. While some argue that Goldman Sachs got lucky on many of its assumptions, the company has a history of aggressive, intelligent risk taking. The lesson here, whether...
 
Tags: risk, risk exposure, risk management decisions, intelligent risk, risk-savvy media, risk management professionals, goldman sachs, goldman sachs performance, risk management information
 
 
 
 
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NGO Security Scenario #18 - High Seas Horror

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2008-02-11 02:43:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...crisis. Which passenger showed a high level of survival instinct? How did the majority of passengers react? What does the behavior of the passengers playing slot machines in the upper right corner of the video suggest? Have you ever been in a crisis situation where you've witnessed similar behavior as shown in the video? Share your thoughts...
 
Tags: video, security video footage, behavior, human behavior, crisis situation, similar behavior, ship, passengers, passengers react
 
 
 
 
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10 Myths About Life As An IT Security Professional

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2008-04-25 23:08:41 by Craig Balding in Security Wannabe
...crisis management, disaster recovery, 3rd party security reviews etc etc You get to bark security orders . Some people feel that holding a security policy in their hand means they get to call the shots. Do this on a regular basis and not only is it counterproductive but its a surefire CLM (Career Limiting Move). Some years ago, this may have...
 
Tags: security, company security policy, security policy, technical security skills, technical security, policy, security professional, platform specific security, cool
 
 
 
 
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FBI: Flash drive used to steal Countrywide data

2008-08-01 00:00:00 by HASH0x84739a8 in Network World on Security
 
Struggling home mortgage lender Countrywide, already hit hard by the lending crisis and an investigation into potential fraud at the company, now faces another crisis: One of its employees has been charged for allegedly stealing personal information about customers
 
Tags: hit hard, personal information, crisis, potential fraud, employees, customers, investigation, company, allegedly
 
 
 
 
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Running Government Finances Like a Bank

2006-08-08 08:56:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...Crisis . As justification, governments need to issue debt to support the financial markets, jump start the economy, and develop infrastructure, etc. Sovereigns with large outstanding debt are seen to be more credit risky and more more susceptible to something going wrong. Thus, the IMF issued guidelines on Public Debt Management (PDM In a...
 
Tags: public debt, public debt management, government, debt, public debt portfolio, government debt, financial, financial markets, issue
 
 
 
 
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Hacking Power Networks

2008-01-22 14:24:55 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...crisis center for hacked companies. "Hundreds of millions of dollars have been extorted, and possibly more. It's difficult to know, because they pay to keep it a secret," Paller says. "This kind of extortion is the biggest untold story of the cybercrime industry And to up the fear factor : The prospect of cyberattacks crippling multicity...
 
Tags: power, power companies, companies, cia actively, power outages, cia, cia rumor, disrupt power equipment, attacks