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Computer Security Dire as Malware Spammers Get Sense of Humor

2008-07-22 19:52:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security
 
Computer security threats are constantly changing, but what madness will ensue when online criminals start developing a sense of humor
 
 
 
 
 
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BAM Solutions for CEP Engine Users

2008-01-23 10:50:16 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...sense out of complicated situations and events. Therefore, BAM is critical to the success of any complex event processing (CEP) solution Depending on an organizations mission, BAM can be used in various levels within an event processing solution to help users visualize and understand the dynamics behind rapidly changing situations and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Privacy and Power

2008-03-11 06:09:57 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...sense for you to say, "You first, doc." The two of you are not engaging in an interaction of equals This is the principle that should guide decision-makers when they consider installing surveillance cameras or launching data-mining programs. It's not enough to open the efforts to public scrutiny. All aspects of government work best when the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Security Thoughts from TechEd 2008

2008-06-26 15:07:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...sense for your organization. At Microsoft, for example, when we introduce new SDL requirements, we usually start with a few teams so we can refine the requirement and supporting tools before expanding the requirements to a broader group. Similarly, while we have a core set of requirements that all teams have to meet, there are other...
 
 
 
 
 
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NAPA Shows How the Government is Using Web 2.0

2008-07-16 20:45:37 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...sense of community at the Collaboration Project Dan Munz: Some community feel emerges naturally, from a sense that mass collaboration really is a tool for doing government in a whole new way The more formal community building mechanisms we have include our web page , where we share insights, news, case studies, and other content The virtual...
 
 
 
 
 
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An Option with a Negative Implied Volatility?

2006-08-14 06:27:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...sense? Intuitively, we would think that the volatility measure should only be positive and it does not make sense if negative. I think negative implied vols are a result of either a misspecification in the model, or mispricing by the market (an arbitrage opportunity, as mutley pointed out Tags: finance derivatives options valuation volatility
 
 
 
 
 
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An Option with a Negative Value?

2006-07-28 08:38:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...sense. A negative value means that the option seller (writer) pays the option buyer. This results into a "free lunch" as described by one of the posters (waiter222). The option buyer will always win out in this case. He can exercise and make money when "in-the-money". He also has an instant gain even when the option expires worthless due to...
 
 
 
 
 
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Passport Canada web site suffers serious breach

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2007-12-05 11:51:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...sense, and a PC would have found this hole if it was their job. It is obvious that Passport Canada does NOT have "the best security people Whether it was that or something else, I don't know which is worse - that someone made an error that you wouldn't expect to see from a school kid, or that 'Passport Canada' didn't notice..." - Jeremy,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Five-Year-Old Boy Detained by the TSA

2008-01-10 10:53:20 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...sense. But unfortunately, catching the next terrorist will require more common sense than it will following proper procedure If I ever get to interview Kip Hawley again, I'll ask him about this
 
 
 
 
 
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Who should do your security audits? Or, how do you organize the security department?

2008-02-07 22:25:32 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...sense to spend time developing policies and without having some mechanism to measure compliance. That's the role of the auditing function -- to measure compliance. If we all agree that policies are good, then we should all agree that checking up on ourselves is also good So, then, who should conduct the audits? For comparison, let's examine a...