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Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by ewzimm »

oneloop wrote: post #8
jessaustin wrote: post #4

But Silliman made clear on Thursday that the “state-sponsored” nature of the breach would have no bearing on the analysis of materiality. “From a legal perspective,” he said, “the question . . . ‘is it a state-sponsored attack?’ isn't really relevant in terms of what we're looking at. The question is whether this [had] a material or an adverse effect on the asset we are buying.” One can see why he didn't want to call…

Come on... WikiLeaks drops shit on Clinton, blame Russia. Mayer does a terrible job, blame Russia. Who wants to bet that next we'll hear Elizabeth Holmes blaming Russia for her silly Edison machines not working properly.

I'm outing you as a Russian shill, but yes, there's a strange amount of Russian-blaming going on. Meanwhile, Russians are distancing themselves from American software companies. I would too in this environment.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by heroprotagonist »

fowl2 wrote: post #10
heroprotagonist wrote: post #5

While I suspect some of this is posturing for a better price, I'm certain from some past experience that Verizon is very serious about security. A lot of large enterprise take an approach my colleagues have referred to as 'rubber stamp security', that checks boxes in a compliance report while still remaining largely ineffective. For example, these companies buy tools and install them, but then never configure them pr…

this... is certainly not my experience. However, they're a large organisation so they're most likely schizophrenic.

That's fair, I definitely don't have a global insight. Security teams are usually segmented in some way, rather than monolithic, with varying levels of competency among different teams.

They do periodically put out some interesting reading. If you want to look at it, their annual Data Breach Investigations Report are worth checking out:

http://www.verizonenterprise.com/verizon-insights-lab/dbir/

(prior year reports don't require registration and are still fairly applicable)

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by jstandard »

oneloop wrote: post #7

Lawsuit: Yahoo CEO Illegally Purged Male Workers to Replace with Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnrkkMtHBL0 EDIT: Haha why is this being downvoted so heavily? Is it because it's off-topic, or you don't like the suggestion that someone could be discriminatory against men, or what?

I didn't downvote, but your comment is 1) off topic and 2) doesn't further a discussion or make a point. You just dropped a link with no explanation.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

#14

Post by pcurve »

oneloop wrote: post #7

Lawsuit: Yahoo CEO Illegally Purged Male Workers to Replace with Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnrkkMtHBL0 EDIT: Haha why is this being downvoted so heavily? Is it because it's off-topic, or you don't like the suggestion that someone could be discriminatory against men, or what?

Probably because it's off topic and not the main reason why Verizon is raising red flag. If you thought it was relevant, then a short blurb explaining your reasoning would've helped. (would be my guess)

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

#15

Post by PeCaN »

oneloop wrote: post #7

Lawsuit: Yahoo CEO Illegally Purged Male Workers to Replace with Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnrkkMtHBL0 EDIT: Haha why is this being downvoted so heavily? Is it because it's off-topic, or you don't like the suggestion that someone could be discriminatory against men, or what?

Probably because only women can be discriminated against.

…Well, that, or because it's most definitely off topic.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by carterehsmith »

pcurve wrote: post #3

Yahoo's operating income since Mayer took seat. 2012: 802.5M 2013: 579.4M 2014: 218.7M 2015: -127.5M Wait til 2016 numbers come in. Revenue flat at $5 billion.

Now, those numbers do not explain everything.

Consider Uber revenue, and operating income ... the numbers are horrible, but the overall outlook is obviously different.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by oneloop »

ewzimm wrote: post #11
oneloop wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Come on... WikiLeaks drops shit on Clinton, blame Russia. Mayer does a terrible job, blame Russia. Who wants to bet that next we'll hear Elizabeth Holmes blaming Russia for her silly Edison machines not working properly.

I'm outing you as a Russian shill, but yes, there's a strange amount of Russian-blaming going on. Meanwhile, Russians are distancing themselves from American software companies. I would too in this environment.

I'm outing you as a moron.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by pcurve »

carterehsmith wrote: post #16
pcurve wrote: post #3

Yahoo's operating income since Mayer took seat. 2012: 802.5M 2013: 579.4M 2014: 218.7M 2015: -127.5M Wait til 2016 numbers come in. Revenue flat at $5 billion.

Now, those numbers do not explain everything. Consider Uber revenue, and operating income ... the numbers are horrible, but the overall outlook is obviously different.

Uber's revenue

2013: 160m 2014: 440m 2015: 1.5 billion

Yahoo's revenue

2012 - 2015: 5 billion flat, with dip in the middle.

Uber experienced explosive growth in user base... can't say the same about Yahoo.

Apple - orange comparison.

Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by [deleted] »

carterehsmith wrote: post #16
pcurve wrote: post #3

Yahoo's operating income since Mayer took seat. 2012: 802.5M 2013: 579.4M 2014: 218.7M 2015: -127.5M Wait til 2016 numbers come in. Revenue flat at $5 billion.

Now, those numbers do not explain everything. Consider Uber revenue, and operating income ... the numbers are horrible, but the overall outlook is obviously different.

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Re: Verizon just raised a big warning flag for Yahoo

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Post by oneloop »

pcurve wrote: post #14
oneloop wrote: post #7

Lawsuit: Yahoo CEO Illegally Purged Male Workers to Replace with Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnrkkMtHBL0 EDIT: Haha why is this being downvoted so heavily? Is it because it's off-topic, or you don't like the suggestion that someone could be discriminatory against men, or what?

Probably because it's off topic and not the main reason why Verizon is raising red flag. If you thought it was relevant, then a short blurb explaining your reasoning would've helped. (would be my guess)

I just thought it was interesting. What's the protocol to share something I find interesting and not directly related to the main thread? Create a whole new thread?
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