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determining-an-appropriate-cost-of-capital-for-an

In my first post, I discussed the short-comings of ROI as an analysis tool for information security projects because it doesn't include a cost of capital. Using a cap rate will increase the accuracy of your analysis, but how do you come up with a good cap rate?

wikid-strong-authentication-3-0-rc1-rpms-released

Just a quick note about our 3.0 RC1 RPM release: Please test it!. We should have a new ISO and VMWare image by Monday or Tuesday of next week.

tjx-sales-not-affected-by-breach

Continuing the discussion about Brand Damage,breach costs and The PCI security standards, TJX reported higher sales despite suffering the largest breach known. Same store sales increased 6%, higher than analysts expected. Consumer sentiment seem to confirm my contention that information security is not a key element of the TJX brand:

repurcussions-of-data-loss-at-ohio-university

It's a long standing joke that no matter where you move, your alumni association can find you. That may change after OU's experience with their data breaches as chronicled here. Of course, they use your Social Security Number to track you down.

schwarzenegger-vetoes-pci-esque-legislation

Legislation that would have made merchants responsible for card-reissuance and other identity theft costs was vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger.

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