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Are fund managers really overcompensated?

2006-08-11 07:55:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...postings I see in jobs boards and the number of fresh grads wanting to go into the business (because it pays well I think it's all a matter of supply and demand. As more and more fund managers are needed, it becomes more difficult to get really good managers. The lack of supply raises the price for talents. The lack of supply also forces...
 
Tags: hedge funds cfa, hedge funds, managers, funds, hedge fund fees, forces, hedge fund, competition forces fees, fees
 
 
 
 
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Diminutive XSS Worm Contest Drama and Status Update

2008-01-06 17:34:38 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...postings for the results, or at least asks me what I think instead of jumping to wild conclusions. Christmas is already over though, and I already got my wishes granted so I wont be surprised if it doesnt happen So thats the drama! Gotta love it, huh? Where would I be without the under-educated rants and conspiracy theories? The good news is...
 
Tags: browser companies, browser, browser security arena, code, people visit, people, worm code, diminutive xss worm, xss worm
 
 
 
 
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Zune Killer App - Windows Media Center

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2007-11-26 21:55:40 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
...postings (Vista Media Center Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 ), I have been a fan of Media Center as a potential alternative to the recently-downgraded (don't get me started, even my wife lost what she considered *basic* features with the "standard" Comcast DVR downgrade) Comcast DVR The event that kicks this story of begins with a Poker game....
 
Tags: zune, apple tv, apple, tv, tv movies, zune software, zune tv comparison, media center, windows media center
 
 
 
 
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MySpace Phishers Now Targeting Facebook

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2008-01-07 19:20:52 by HASH0x898bea0 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...postings of messages on their "wall" from one of their friends, saying: "lol i can't believe these pics got posted.... it's going to be BADDDD when her boyfriend sees these," followed by what looks like a genuine Facebook link. But the link leads to a fake Facebook login page hosted on a Chinese .cn domain. The fake page actually logs the...
 
Tags: facebook, site facebook, facebook users, genuine facebook link, login details, login, myspace, facebook-login, malware
 
 
 
 
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Malware Serving Exploits Embedded Sites as Usual

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2008-01-09 18:04:58 by HASH0x8957398 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...postings on modifying the third exploit. Let's assess several sample domains 8v8.biz/ms07004.htm (58.53.128.98) is such a domain that's serving a combination of these starting with Exploit-MS07-004 Result : 12/32 (37.5 File size : 3432 bytes MD5 : bafab9b8e38527e9830047fd66b39532 SHA1 : b81abcf63a2c4bcf43526f28aec20fca2f58d67c ...
 
Tags: htm, load uc147, uc147, loads 8v8, 8v8, load 8v8, iframes, recent realplayer exploit, secondary iframes
 
 
 
 
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More trustworthy election systems via SDL?

2008-02-04 23:34:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...postings to offer this special post for Super Tuesday given the subject matter. Hope you enjoy This year is a presidential election year in the United States. Selecting a new president is perhaps the ultimate example of the importance of having a trustworthy election process. There have been some well chronicled examples of elections with...
 
Tags: machine security concerns, security concerns, election systems, election, security, security researchers, election systems margin, margin, election management system
 
 
 
 
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Plan now to eliminate "power users" from your domains

2008-02-11 18:03:17 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...postings Power Users are Admins who have not made themselves Admin yet, by Jesper Johannson The power in Power Users, by Mark Russinovich
 
Tags: power, power users, powerful, too-powerful power users, rights install software, software, install, install packages, install software
 
 
 
 
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Clovis Unified School District employees receive notice

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2008-02-21 01:57:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...postings? Did any of the 15 organizations audit Systematic Automation's information security practices Past Breaches Clovis Unified School District Unknown Systematic Automation February, 2008 - L.A. Dept. of Water of Power employees exposed February, 2008 - Theft from vendor affects Modesto City Schools employees
 
Tags: district, district employees, school district, district management, school district vendor, school district employees, employees, sensitive personal information, personal information
 
 
 
 
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2008 - The Year of IT Risk Management, Part 3 - More and more GRC oriented predictions!

2008-01-15 13:19:00 by Ryan Shopp in practical risk management
 
...postings which talk about 2008 predictions and how GRC and IT GRC are going to be the "in thing" this year for IT Security groups IT & Compliance: 5 Big Predictions for 2008 hightlights "...Managerial evolutions, such as process-centric IT and better application of risk-management principles to information security management, will help...
 
Tags: grc, predictions, risk, information security management, compliance management, compliance, grc products, security, risk-management principles