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On SocGen and spreadsheets: the similarities

On SocGen and spreadsheets: the similaritiesSpreadsheet risk conference in the city of KervielThe European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group EuSpRIG is holding its 2009 conference "The Role of Spreadsheets in Organisational Excellence" on the 2nd ? 3rd July 2009 at the Ecole Normale Sup?rieure de Cachan, Paris, France. The keynote speakers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, spreadsheet, SocGen, keynote speaker

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Cyberoam Secures Societe Generale Viet Finance - The Largest Consumer Credit Arm

Societe Generale Viet Finance SGVF was licensed by the State Bank of Vietnam in 2007 to operate in consumer credit with 100% foreign capital under financial corporations and Societe Generale, France. Mr. Vo Remy, the IT Department Manager at SGVF was not happy with the existing FortiGate 100A. To cover...

Tags: Consumer Credit, SocGen, Elitecore Technologies, Cyberoam, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance

Case studies 2008-10-24

Google Search Appliance Improves Information Sharing Within the Societe Generale Group

The Information Systems Department within the Corporate & Investment Banking arm of the Societe Generale group was on the lookout for a high-performance solution to optimise knowledge sharing and simplify information searching for all employees worldwide. The intranet sites were developed in response to specific requirements identified by theme and...

Tags: Google Inc., Search Appliance, SocGen, Google Search, Google Search Appliance, Intranet

Case studies 2007-11-15

Additional Resources

Financial cesspits and compliance

Governance risk and compliance are not the most popular of topics. Until there is a monumental screw up that is. Then everyone with a GRC solution emails to remind me they have the solution that could have avoided last week's mayhem in the financial markets,which will fix the ongoing situation...

Tags: Trader, Financial, Compliance, Investment Banking, GRC, Government, Financial Accounting, Litigation, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-22

News to know: Windows Server 2008; MySpace developers; Zimbra

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: What will run on Windows Server 2008--and when No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are good to go Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth bets Vista marketing...

Tags: Developer, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Zimbra, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, MySpace, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-02-05

SocGen: it's worse, they knew.

The French finance ministry has slammed Société Génerale, saying they knew there were deficiencies in their approach to controlling risk prior to rogue trader Jérome Kerviel's disastrous run. Finextra reports that: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told reporters that SocGen failed to apply appropriate controls over Jérome Kerviel, who...

Tags: Bank, Risk Management, Finance Ministry, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-02-04

About+that+Yahoo+deal

About+that+Yahoo+dealI agreeMS is trying to corner a market that can't be cornered too easy to defect. It's fine with me if they weaken themselves enough that the antitrust authorities no longer need to bother with them, but I'd be sorry if they took Yahoo down with them. I'd...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., About+that+Yahoo+deal, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-02

News to know: Yahoo; Microsoft; Windows worm hole; Demo 08

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple? Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available Larry Dignan: Yahoo lowers its outlook for 2008; Sees 'headwinds'; Restructuring in Feb. Techmeme eBay outlines...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mesh Networking, Software, Networking

Blog posts 2008-01-30

No nuces is good nucs? Blogosphere begs to differ with this blogger, as usual

My recent blog on the drought possibly shutting down some American nuclear power plants raised some comment. All of it negative about this idiot blogger. I've now been labelled an "ecosocialist." Was that because I mentioned Chernobyl? NO, that mess happened under a faux-socialist regime so maybe...

Tags: Nuclear Energy, Blogosphere, Plant, Blogger, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-01-25

SecGen's problem *was* a security issue

SecGen's problem *was* a security issueTypo in your headlineShould read "SocGen" not "SecGen"Passwords were only part of the problemThe bigger problem is inherent to the modern business environment. Pushing profits at the expense of cutting corners. You experience the effects every time you call customer service. In...

Tags: SecGen, trader, gadget security, office person, security issue, security

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

Societe Generale's problem *was* a security issue

More details are coming to light already on this week's revelation by France's second largest bank, Societe Generale, of massive trading losses thanks to the activity of an errant insider. The Wall Street Journal this morning temporary linkreports that Jerome Kerviel spent hours in the evening "hacking"...

Tags: Password, Authentication, Security, Financial Services, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-01-25

Beware the knowledgable insider. Societe Generale shows us why.

The absolute disaster that Societe Generale discoverd over the weekend is the best reminder ever to check internal controls. You should be especially wary of employees that are familiar with your risk and security measures. They are armed with the tools to circumvent all of your precautions. ...

Tags: Control, Firewalls, Security, Networking, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-01-24