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    And the results are in... The Forrester Enterprise GRC Platform Wave 2009

    The launch of any new research report is exciting, but I’m especially happy to see the publication of the The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Governance, Risk, And Compliance Platforms, Q3 2009. The evaluation speaks for itself. Forrester goes through gr

    forrester.com_srm

    2 hours ago, 2009-07-02 23:12:51 GMT

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    Hey, Guys–Are You Macho Enough to Wear Pink?

    I love this! Troy White writes about a 97-year-old macho cowboy event, the Calgary Stampede, and how organizers got these touch cowboys to benefit breast cancer research by wearing pink. Be edgy and/or challenge them – “Are you tough enough to wear p

    principledprofit.com

    2 hours ago, 2009-07-02 23:05:26 GMT

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    Fundraising for Bowl-A-Rama

    I have only one month to try to reach my fundraising goal for this year's Bowl-A-Rama. I know times are tight, but if you can spare a few dollars please visit my page and make a donation.

    securitycatalyst.com

    2 hours ago, 2009-07-02 23:05:19 GMT

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    Cracking a 200 Year Old Cipher

    I have a half dozen books on Thomas Jefferson's life, but this is a pretty cool story I had never heard before. The Wall Street Journal this morning has a story about a Professor Robert Patterson who had developed what appears to be a reasonably adva

    securosis.com

    5 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:44:44 GMT

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    Rebellion over an ID plan

    What they were emphatically not doing, said Jay Platt, the third-generation proprietor of the ranch, was abiding by a federally recommended livestock identification plan, intended to speed the tracing of animal diseases, that has caused an uproar amo

    emergentchaos.com

    5 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:42:02 GMT

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    A Momentous Day for Investors Submitted by: Ted Allen, Publications

    July 1 was a momentous day at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the commissioners approved a long-awaited board election reform and proposed a series of wide-ranging disclosure rules. By a 3-2 vote, the SEC gave final approval to a New Y

    riskmetrics.com

    5 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:41:50 GMT

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    Personal Bankruptcy Filings increase 40% in June

    From Bloomberg: Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Rose 36.5% in First Half, ABI Says (ht Ron) U.S. consumers made 675,351 bankruptcy filings in the first half, a 36.5 percent increase from a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. June fi

    calculatedrisk.blogspot.com

    6 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:39:22 GMT

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    Hotel RevPAR off 17.4%

    From HotelNewsNow.com: STR reports U.S. hotel performance for week ending 27 June 2009 In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 8.7 percent to end the week at 65.4 percent. Average daily rate dropped 9.5 percent to finish the wee

    calculatedrisk.blogspot.com

    6 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:39:22 GMT

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    FDIC on Private Equity Acquisitions of Failed Banks

    This is BFT (Bank Failure Thursday), and there are a couple of large banks that might fail (Corus Bank and Guaranty Bank), so this is timely ...First, from MarketWatch: FDIC chills private-equity bank bidders The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

    calculatedrisk.blogspot.com

    6 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:39:22 GMT

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    FakeAlerts Uncovered

    It has been almost a year since the rogue antivirus products, a.k.a. scareware, became rampant.  These Trojan families are typically spread via Drive by downloads, SEO poisoning, Spam campaigns and clever social engineering. Having these methods disc

    avertlabs.com

    6 hours ago, 2009-07-02 19:37:18 GMT

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