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Losing Money When There is No Volatilty

2007-01-29 09:40:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
It is common knowledge that there is more risk when there is more volatility. But it is also possible to lose (a lot of) money in the absence of volatility as well. This case was illustrated in a recent article published by Financial Engineering News . It was reported that Credit Suisse recently lost $120 million in Korean Derivatives --...
 
Tags: option prices increase, option, option buyer, option writer, investments valuation volatility, valuation, volatility, decrease option, volatility increases
 
 
 
 
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This ain't no bloggin' booth babe!

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2008-04-03 05:31:59 by HASH0x8b4cb5c in StillSecure, After All These Years
I was talking to an analyst the other day and the security bloggers network and meet up at RSA came up. In talking about it the analyst asked me if I knew anything about the "hot blond chick blogger that everyone was talking about". At first I didn't know who he was talking about, but soon I realized he meant Jennifer Jabbusch. After I stopped...
 
Tags: jennifer jabbusch, jennifer, booth babes, security bloggers network, outgrown booth babes, security bloggers, people, people assume, assume
 
 
 
 
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Oh No! Security Metrics!

2008-04-18 12:43:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
Hello, Michael here A colleague sent me a link to a blog post from a couple of days ago: Pete Lindstrom of Burton Group blogged that Microsoft's SDL has Saved the World!! raising concerns about Microsoft using vulnerability counts as a means to measure security improvement resulting from the SDL I've raised this topic before, in my blog post The...
 
Tags: bugs, implementation bugs, fewer security bugs, fewer, security bugs include, security, metrics, security metrics, security bugs
 
 
 
 
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Sky Marshals on the No-Fly List

2008-05-02 07:14:46 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
If this weren't so sad, it would be funny: The problem with federal air marshals (FAM) names matching those of suspected terrorists on the no-fly list has persisted for years, say air marshals familiar with the situation One air marshal said it has been "a major problem, where guys are denied boarding by the airline In some cases, planes have...
 
Tags: list, no-fly list, air marshal, air marshals familiar, airline, federal air marshals, airline employees, names, guys
 
 
 
 
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iPhone vs. ITs Standard Answer, No

2008-06-16 10:48:16 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
I wonder, is this battle heating up again? Would you allow an iPhone into your corporate environment If yes, how come? If not, why From Network World Its still not good enough. Thats the reaction of IT analysts and security outfits to Apples new iPhone 3G. Sure, the iPhone 2.0 software will support Microsoft Exchange and Cisco VPNs. But is it...
 
Tags: iphone, support microsoft exchange, business users, users, security guys, article link, official position, safe, security outfits
 
 
 
 
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No one ever gets fired for buying Cisco ...

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2008-05-23 21:55:48 by HASH0x8b6ce90 in StillSecure, After All These Years
but I am not sure no one ever gets promoted either. Andy IT Guy had a good article up today called " You can use any vendor you want as long as it's Cisco ", that talks about people who choose a Cisco solution without really considering if it is the best solution for your own unique needs. Andy was inspired by an article by John Maxwell talking...
 
Tags: cisco, cisco solution, choose cisco, solution, industry standard, andy, choose, solution based, bet
 
 
 
 
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Montgomery Ward breached, no notification obligation?

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2008-06-27 23:45:03 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 6/27/08 Organization Direct Marketing Services Inc Contractor/Consultant/Branch Montgomery Ward HomeVisions.com SearsHomeCenter.com SearsShowPlace.com SearsRoomForKids.com Victims Customers Number Affected at least 51,000 records Types of Data Names, addresses, phone numbers, card numbers,...
 
Tags: card companies, companies, services, services closely, credit card companies, services retail properties, financial company citigroup, company, montgomery ward
 
 
 
 
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No, I Dont Know the Answer to the Big DNS Secret

2008-07-09 15:26:37 by Chris Eng in Zero in a bit
 
Rich Mogulls executive overview of Dan Kaminskys latest DNS vulnerability fluffed a few feathers yesterday The good news is that due to the nature of this problem, it is extremely difficult to determine the vulnerability merely by analyzing the patches; a common technique malicious individuals use to figure out security weaknesses The typical...
 
Tags: design, excellent design protects, excellent design, dan, dan kaminsky, dan bernstein, tom ptacek, attack surface, attack
 
 
 
 
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is no Nobel economic laureate

2008-07-16 16:09:15 by HASH0x847303c in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
You have to both admire and laugh at zealots and extremists no matter what guise they come in. Whether it be religion, politics or technology they find God's hand guiding you towards their position in every event, good or bad. A perfect example was brought to my attention by Michael Farnum. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, the resident Cyber Cynic and...
 
Tags: vaughan-nichols, linux zealot, linux, economy, john kenneth galbraith, michael farnum, obvious pitfalls, obvious, resident cyber cynic
 
 
 
 
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Thought I was going to miss my plane, but it is US Air - no way

2008-03-24 16:32:23 by HASH0x8aecee4 in StillSecure, After All These Years