Saturday, October 31, 2015

Cisco Completes Acquisition of OpenDNS

Cisco Completes Acquisition of OpenDNS

Cisco’s Cloud Delivered Security Portfolio Now Offers Newly Integrated Threat Intelligence and Automated Global Enforcement Capabilities

AUGUST 27, 2015

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced it has completed the acquisition of OpenDNS, a privately held company that provides advanced threat protection for any device, anywhere, anytime.  The acquisition will advance Cisco’s Security Everywhere approach by adding broad visibility, enforcement, and threat intelligence from the OpenDNS cloud-delivered platform. In addition to the close of the acquisition, Cisco is announcing the first technology integration of Cisco AMP Threat Grid with OpenDNS services.

Cisco is demonstrating how the OpenDNS acquisition is already accelerating its cloud-delivered security portfolio by unveiling today integration between the technology platforms, which allows joint customers of the OpenDNS Umbrella service and AMP Threat Grid intelligence to benefit. An API connects OpenDNS’ global capability with AMP Threat Grid’s dynamic malware analytics and threat intelligence. This new integration enables AMP Threat Grid customers to automatically transform threat intelligence into threat enforcement by blocking malware and quickly identifying critical security threats discovered by the AMP Thread Grid service.

“Delivering pervasive security capabilities from the cloud is a core part of our mission to provide Security Everywhere across the extended network from data center to the cloud to mobile devices.” said David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Security Business Group. “By integrating the OpenDNS platform with Cisco’s security solutions, customers will receive greater network visibility and threat intelligence for cloud delivered protection against malicious websites and threats. Together, we will deliver protection that is unmatched in the industry.”

OpenDNS employees join the Cisco Security Business Group led by Goeckeler. Additionally, David Ulevitch, founder and chief executive officer of OpenDNS, becomes vice president, reporting directly to Goeckeler.

Under the terms of the agreement Cisco paid $635M in cash and assumed equity awards, plus retention based incentives for OpenDNS.




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Friday, October 30, 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Seafood restaurant owner Jumbo Group launches IPO

Seafood restaurant owner Jumbo Group launches IPO
To raise about S$22 million, Jumbo Group is offering a total of 88.23 million shares at 25 cents each.

POSTED: 28 Oct 2015 21:45 UPDATED: 28 Oct 2015 23:20
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SINGAPORE: Jumbo Group, which runs a chain of seafood restaurants, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) to raise about S$22 million through a listing on the Catalist board. It is offering a total of 88.23 million shares at 25 cents each for the IPO.

About two million shares will be made available to the public while the remainder will be offered on a placement basis.

In a statement on Wednesday (Oct 28), Jumbo said investment firm Orchid 1 Investments and Osim International CEO Ron Sim have separately subscribed a total of 72.1 million shares as cornerstone investors. Orchid 1 Investments is a company managed and controlled by Temasek Holdings subsidiary Heliconia Capital Management Pte Ltd.

Based on the IPO price, Jumbo will have a market capitalisation of approximately S$160.3 million.

Jumbo has a total of 14 F&B outlets in Singapore and two outlets in China under five restaurant brands which include Jumbo Seafood and JPOT.

Going forward, the company said it plans to launch at least four more outlets in Singapore and China over the next two years. Jumbo also plans to refurbish and renovate its existing outlets to enhance its customers’ dining experiences.

The IPO closes on Nov 5 and Jumbo shares are expected to start trading on a “ready” basis on Nov 9.

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Deutsche Bank cutting 15,000 jobs as new CEO sets out strategy plan

Deutsche Bank cutting 15,000 jobs as new CEO sets out strategy plan
POSTED: 29 Oct 2015 18:10 UPDATED: 29 Oct 2015 18:15

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank is slashing 15,000 jobs and shedding assets in which some 20,000 staff are employed, as new Chief Executive John Cryan starts to implement a deep overhaul aiming to improve returns at Germany's biggest bank.

Cryan said the bank will sacrifice its 2015 and 2016 dividends as it seeks to bolster its finances and retain money to pay for sins of the past. "I do not think that 2016 and 2017 will be strong years," he told reporters on Thursday.

Shares in the bank were down 6 percent at 25.815 euros by 0850 GMT. "We still believe there are major risks here and therefore think a capital increase in 2016 is still highly probable," Citi analysts said in a note.

A trader said: "Investors are very disappointed. Two years of no dividends and CEO Cryan cautions 2016 and 2017 won’t be strong in terms of business either. That’s a long time and shareholders are wondering why they should stay invested."

Cryan is under pressure to overhaul Germany's biggest bank, with costly litigation from past scandals and fallout from a market rout in Asia pushing its valuation well below rivals.

"Deutsche Bank does not have a strategy problem. We know exactly where we want to go. But we have had a grave problem in implementing it," Cryan said, addressing reporters in German, in contrast to his predecessor Anshu Jain who regularly drew criticism for never mastering the language.

Cryan said staff will feel the pain. "I have said that it would not be all sweetness and light," he said, adding it would be unacceptable not to share some of the cost of the settlement of interest-rate rigging and consequences of poor past behavior.

In the context of the group making a 2015 loss, its supervisory board will discuss if it will be appropriate for the board to pay bonuses, he said.

Co-CEO Juergen Fitschen acknowledged the bank has not yet done enough in changing its behavioral culture. "Cultural change ... it needs to be filled with content. What we have brought about is only the beginning," Fitschen said.

The lender is to axe 9,000 full-time jobs and 6,000 external contractor positions. Three quarters of the other 20,000 jobs to go are at retail unit Postbank , which Deutsche Bank is spinning off.

"We were concerned that our shareholders thought cost-cut goals were not ambitious enough. We think they are realistic based on the need to remain competitive," Cryan said.

"We think we should retain capital in order to strengthen the company. Because we have to run business on the basis that we could encounter stress. We need to build a buffer above the minimum."

ELIMINATION OF DIVIDEND

Deutsche Bank said late the previous day it was targeting a reduction of its risk-weighted assets to about 320 billion euros (US$349 billion) by end-2018 from 416 billion at the end of June, towards the top end of analysts' expectations.

"The plan is based on the elimination of the Deutsche Bank common share dividend for the fiscal years 2015 and 2016," it said in a statement, adding it aimed to resume paying dividends thereafter.

Ever since its post-World War Two reestablishment in 1952, Deutsche Bank has always paid a dividend.

Earlier this month, the lender announced it would split its investment bank in two and part ways with three of its eight management board members.

The bank also said it was aiming to bring down adjusted non-interest expenses to less than 22 billion euros by 2018 from 23.8 billion in 2014, and to reduce its cost/income ratio to 70 percent in 2018 from 84.3 percent at the end of June.

By comparison, Barclays , Credit Suisse and UBS , which are also cutting costs and devising new strategies, currently only spend 64 to 77 cents to earn a euro.

Other major international banks such JP Morgan and UBS made swifter changes to address persistently low interest rates and tighter regulation after the financial crisis.

While Credit Suisse, which also intends to slim down its investment bank, plans to raise 6 billion Swiss francs (US$6 billion) from investors to bolster capital, Deutsche Bank has not so far signaled it is considering such a step.

Deutsche Bank also posted a 20 percent rise in revenue at its lucrative bond trading business in the third quarter, helping take the sting out of a record 6 billion euro group pretax loss.

Revenue at its Corporate Banking and Securities business rose 2 percent to 3.2 billion euros, helped by higher revenue in rates, credit and distressed and emerging markets.

Peers such as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs reported steep declines in bond trading performance in the quarter.

The loss was caused by massive charges for goodwill and legal expenses at its investment bank and on assets earmarked for disposal, as well as higher litigation charges.

(Reporting by Arno Schuetze and Jonathan Gould; Editing by Georgina Prodhan and David Holmes)

- Reuters


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Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:

iBanking

Date
Maintenance Period
Services under Maintenance
27 October 2015
2010hrs to 2055hrs
System Maintenance

- MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry
- Online Equity Trading (OET)
15 November 2015
0000hrs to 0500hrs
System Maintenance

- Token registration service

mBanking

Date
Maintenance Period
Services under Maintenance
27 October 2015
2010hrs to 2055hrs
System Maintenance

- MCSA Funds Transfer, and Portfolio Enquiry



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DD-WRT dnsmasq options

DD-WRT dnsmasq options

--all-servers

By default, when dnsmasq has more than one upstream server available, it will send queries to just one server. Setting this flag forces dnsmasq to send all queries to all available servers. The reply from the server which answers first will be returned to the original requester.


Source: Manpage


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System Status: Fan Maintenance

System Status: Fan Maintenance

Dust Bunnies no more! Fan cleaned! ^^

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Nov 2015 Savings Bonds

Savings Bonds

Announcement Date
 Closing Date of Application
Allotment Date 
Issuance Date
Issue Code / ISIN Code
CDP Naming Convention
Maturity Date
Tue, 1 Sep 2015
Fri, 25 Sep 2015
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
GX15100F/ SG6YI1000007 
 SBOCT15 GX15100F
1 Oct 2025
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
 Tue, 27 Oct 2015
 Wed, 28 Oct 2015
 Mon, 2 Nov 2015
GX15110T/ SG6YI2000006  
SBNOV15 GX15110T 
1 Nov 2025
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
 Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
 Tue, 1 Dec 2015
GX15120V/ SG6YI3000005
SBDEC15 GX15120V 
1 Dec 2025



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Monday, October 26, 2015

MacDonald's Samurai Burger



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Blog Updates:

Blog Updates:

Minor updates:

- Our sky is still hazy, modify color theme to gray.

Will continue to make minor improvements for this blog!

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Oct 2015 Singapore Savings Bond - GX15110T

Issuance details

Bond ID
GX15110T
Amount available
$1 . 2 billion
Issue date
2 Nov 2015
Maturity date
1 Nov 2025
Interest payment dates
The 1st interest payment will be made on 1 May 2016, and 
subsequently on the 1st business days in November and May.
Investment amounts
You can invest a minimum of $500, and in multiples of $500 
up to $50,000 for this issue. The total amount of Savings 
Bonds held across all issues cannot be more than $100,000.
Application period
Opens: 6.00pm, 1 Oct 2015
Closes: 9.00pm, 27 Oct 2015
Results: After 3.00pm, 28 Oct 2015
Keep track of the important dates with our SSB calendar.
Apply through
DBS/POSB, OCBC and UOB ATMs and DBS/POSBInternet Banking
from 7.00am - 9.00pm, Mon - Sat, excluding Public Holidays. 
CPF and SRS funds are not eligible.

This bond will be reflected as "SBNOV15 GX15110T" in your CDP statement and "CDP-SBNOV15" in your bank statement.

Interest rates


Year from issue date
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Interest, %
1.18
1.20
2.06
3.10
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.44
3.83
Average return per year, %*
1.18
1.19
1.48
1.87
2.16
2.35
2.49
2.59
2.68
2.78
* At the end of each year, on a compounded basis
Calculate the interest you will earn based on your desired investment amount using the Interest Calculator.



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Sunday, October 25, 2015

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System Status: File Server Maintenance

System Status: File Server Maintenance

The file servers progressive down for disk maintenance.


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Saturday, October 24, 2015

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Woman Arrested For Masturbating With Jimmy Dean Sausage In Walmart Bathroom

Woman Arrested For Masturbating With Jimmy Dean Sausage In Walmart Bathroom




POSTED BY: NOW8NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2015

News 8 Louisiana –  Police are calling this a crime of the unthinkable, something that most people would never imagine doing. On Monday, police were called to a Louisiana Walmart under the suspicion that a customer was shoplifting food. According to the complaint, a Walmart worker radioed security about a suspicious woman in the meat aisle. Security cameras filmed 33-year-old Shaniqua Johnson shoving sausages under her shirt. CCTV footage then shows the woman walking to the bathroom, where she remained for at least 30 minutes.

The male security guard says he knocked on the bathroom door several times but the woman did not respond. He then announced he was entering. What he found behind the door of the unlocked stall is something he said will “haunt his dreams forever.” The security guard reports when he entered the stall, Johnson was inappropriately pleasing herself with a Jimmy Dean package of sausage. He said that when he entered “She didn’t even stop. She just stared at me and kept going.”

Shocked, and also frightened for his safety due to the fact that Johnson is a “big girl,” the 140 pound security guard said he ran out until police arrived. When they did, female officers entered the restroom with Johnson still “putting in work with the sausage.” All in all, it took 7 police officers to restrain Johnson and pry the victimized sausage out of the woman’s hands. She was arrested and taken into custody where she was charged with shoplifting, indecent exposure, and resisting arrest. Walmart management said in no way do they tolerate this type of behavior. They have a strict policy against shoplifters and a sign on the bathroom door that clearly reads, “No merchandise allowed beyond this point.”


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System Status: File Server Maintenance

System Status: File Server Maintenance

The file servers progressive down for disk maintenance.


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Friday, October 23, 2015

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Best Practices for manual decryption

Best Practices for manual decryption

- hard drive encrypted. How to manual decrypt?
- remove encryption. use force decryption for last step
- defrag & chkdsk before running full disk encryption. Reduces errors & data loss
- crtical data, clone hard drive to identical hardware and take raw image
- check can decrypt in workspace

Force decryption steps:
1) defrag & chkdsk to check hard drive for any errors
2) clone hard disk for critical data
3) use eepc removable media & boot computer to identify which disks encrypted
4) check recovery key correct using workspace & start to decrypt
5) force decrypt and let it run till done
6) restore mbr
7) restart computer. check can load into windows? 

Reference: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB66433&actp=null&viewlocale=en_US&showDraft=false&platinum_status=false&locale=en_US

Note: For my reference notes only


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Thursday, October 22, 2015

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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

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McAfee Endpoint Encryption for PC (EEPC)

Here are some of my own notes on endpoint encryption

Notes:

EEPC - Endpt Encryption for PC
EEPC 7 & Intel Smart Response Technology? Yes
EEPC 7 & AD? Yes. Supported in AD environment to manage clients
EEPC 7 & Win 8? Yes. Older versions not supported
EEPC 7 & Windows 8 Auto Repair? Disable to prevent boot issues
EEPC 7 & Win 2012? No
EEPC 7 & SSD? Yes.  Treat it like a physical drive
ePO server down, so clients? Can access via caching due to policy. But no policy updates till server up
EEPC 7 & Bitlocker? No
EEPC 7 & EFS? Yes - different level.
EEPC 7 & Win 8 deployment? No diff.
EEPC 7 & UEFI? Yes. Win 7 (64bit), Win 8 (32 and 64 bit)
Recovery: local recovery and eepc recovery tools

Pre-boot smart check - function checks for any issues before install. If fail, eepc stop run --> windows only authentication. If ok , eepc runs.

References:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB76591

Disclaimer: 
For Reference and for my notes only.

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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

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Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

Homage to the 36 trillion, 119 thousand, 500 Amitabha Buddhas

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Savings Bonds

Savings Bonds

Announcement Date
 Closing Date of Application
Allotment Date 
Issuance Date
Issue Code / ISIN Code
CDP Naming Convention
Maturity Date
Tue, 1 Sep 2015
Fri, 25 Sep 2015
Mon, 28 Sep 2015
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
GX15100F/ SG6YI1000007 
 SBOCT15 GX15100F
1 Oct 2025
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
 Tue, 27 Oct 2015
 Wed, 28 Oct 2015
 Mon, 2 Nov 2015
GX15110T/ SG6YI2000006  
SBNOV15 GX15110T 
1 Nov 2025
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
 Wed, 25 Nov 2015
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
 Tue, 1 Dec 2015
GX15120V/ SG6YI3000005
SBDEC15 GX15120V 
1 Dec 2025



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