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Quantitative Analysis = "Highly" Technical Analysis (?)

2007-02-07 09:34:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...spreads, etc. Technical analysis gives rise to automatic trading rules which is also done with quantitative analysis In the Jan/Feb 2007 Issue of CFA Magazine, there is an article ("Perpetual Motion by Susan Trammell , CFA ") about a recent study on trends in quantitative investing. Below are some findings Phenomena Being Modeled Fund...
 
Tags: technical, technical analysis, quantitative analysis, quantitative, technical indicators, indicators, survey results, results, reversal models
 
 
 
 
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Why the Need to Remove Adware and Spyware

2007-08-01 19:18:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...spreads your computer, it installs components which affect the overall performance of the computer. They can also cause a degradation of the system resulting to unwanted CPU activity, inappropriate disk usage, and problems with network traffic. All these will cause your computer to low down. It will eventually become unstable and will cause...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware programs, spyware infects, regular spyware, spyware program infects, software crashes, software, anti-virus software, anti-spyware software
 
 
 
 
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Throw away your digital picture frames

2008-02-19 03:36:49 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...spreads itself through portable devices like Mocmex does More reasons to disable Autorun , I suppose. Yet this isn't a cure-all: if you're logged in as administrator, the virus helpfully re-enables Autorun. Sheesh! If you own one of these frames, SANS suggests that you take it to a friend who has a Mac or Linux box and plug it in there. Yeah,...
 
Tags: frames, picture frames, trojan, generic trojan, digital photo frames, trojan horse, virus apparently, malware, windows
 
 
 
 
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Show 025 - An Interview with Jon Swartz

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2008-04-18 20:58:21 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...spreads AOL, News Corp. join battle over Yahoo The New Face of Cybercrime trailer
 
Tags: jon, jon swartz, day threat, episode, identity theft instances, identity, 25th episode, cybercrime trailer, usa
 
 
 
 
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Some of the other noteworthy breaches last week, 6/16/08 - 6/22/08

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2008-06-23 08:11:34 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...spreads as institutions look for possible source of breach By Leanne Tokars, WSBT Channel 22 News, 6/18/08 SOUTH BEND - An international bank scam is spreading, and there is some idea how that information may have gotten out Hundreds of people and dozens of banks and credit unions across our area are trying to recover from a major security...
 
Tags: major security breach, breach, security breach, data, airline systems data, breaches, noteworthy breaches, indiana bank breach, sensitive data
 
 
 
 
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8 ways to fight spam filter frustration

2008-08-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472b5c in Network World on Security
 
Spam. It fills our in-boxes, wastes our time and spreads malware -- and it's only getting worse. According to Ferris Research, which studies messaging and content control, 40 trillion spam messages are expected to be sent in 2008, costing businesses more than $140 billion worldwide -- a significant increase from the 18 trillion spam messages...
 
Tags: spam, trillion spam messages, trillion, content control, ferris research, significant increase, billion worldwide, spreads malware, in-boxes
 
 
 
 
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Massive Spam Campaign Spreads False CNN News Items With Fake Flash Player Malware

2008-08-07 09:28:44 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Known social engineering tactic involving Adobe Flash Player is exploited in currently active malware campaign. Spammed user is encouraged to click on a site with a fake news item in order to install a fake Flash player update (file names might be flashupdate.exe, get flash update.exe, watchmovie.mpg.exe). If user clicks Cancel in the dialog...
 
Tags: flash, fake flash player, adobe flash player, user, user clicks cancel, fake news item, active malware campaign, exe, file names
 
 
 
 
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Computer Worm Infects International Space Station Laptops

2008-08-27 16:10:19 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
NASA has confirmed that a computer worm that steals passwords managed to finds its way into laptops aboard the International Space Station. It is not the first time a NASA computer has become infected. SpaceReg.com identified the infection as W32.TGammima.AG, a worm that spreads by copying itself to removable media devices. Once in place, it steals
 
Tags: international space station, worm, computer worm, removable media devices, nasa, nasa computer, steals, steals passwords, laptops aboard
 
 
 
 
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Fake Sex Scandal Spam Campaign Involving Barack Obama Spreads Malware

2008-09-09 19:17:49 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Websense Security Labs reports a new spam campaign that uses the US presidential election as a social engineering mechanism to install information-stealing code on a victims machine. Emails are circulating with fake news of a sex scandal affecting one of the candidates. Recipients of the email are encouraged to view a video supposedly involving the
 
Tags: spam campaign, sex scandal, victims machine, presidential election, video supposedly, fake news, mechanism, install, social