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What is Security Research Worth?

12 hours ago ago from Cassandra Security

Recently I’ve been giving thought to the value of security research and what a customer might pay for access to information collected by an organization with an expertise in assessing technical threats and vulnerabilities, government mandates and geo-political climates and then applying this knowledge to information security programs and practices. There are very likely two knee-jerk responses to this with one being, “Why would I pay for ...

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Afghan president hamid karzai: “afghanistan could need 20 years to pay for its own security”

7 hours ago ago from Barack Obama Videos

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says it could take 20 years for Afghanistan to be able to pay for its own security, although he has said he hopes his new army and police force will be able to take over security control in five years. President Karzai spoke at a joint news conference in Kabul with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Afghanistan's capital. afghan president hamid karzai defense secretary robert gates ...

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Oh No Darling!

15 hours ago ago from UNISON Active

UNISON members will be less than delighted to find that today’s pre-budget report places their income and pensions in jeopardy. Darling proposes a two year 1% pay cap and a pensions cap on public sector workers. As the economy plunged into recession last year , it was public sector workers who had to bear the brunt of the dealing with it in their working lives , as unemployment and the all social problems that it brings came to the fore. It ...

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SEC Delays Effective Date of Rule 151A

12 hours ago ago from Securities Law Prof Blog

In a court filing, the SEC stated that it would delay the effective date of Rule 151A, which makes indexed annuities securities, for two years. The D.C. Circuit had previously upheld the SEC's legal analysis but remanded the Rule for...

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Citi Is Eager to Pay Back Bailout Aid

1 hour, 47 minutes ago ago from DealBook

A year after accepting two taxpayer bailouts, Citigroup is racing to raise billions of dollars in the stock market to repay the aid, a crucial step in freeing itself from Washington's grip.

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Deficit-hit Ireland slashes salaries, welfare pay

14 hours ago ago from Good News Now

DUBLIN -Ireland slashed pay for state workers, cut welfare benefits and imposed new environmental taxes on fuel Wednesday as it unveiled a record euro4 billion ($6 billion) in budget cuts to combat a runaway deficit. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said about 400,000 state workers a fifth of the country's work force would suffer pay cuts ranging from 5 percent to 15 percent and Prime Minister Brian Cowen will cut his salary a full 20 percent. ...

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