Most bonds are traded not on exchanges but over-the-counter, and data on such transactions are not always available.
Whether the choice of payment is by debit or credit card, gift card, check or mobile phone, online or at the checkout counter, First Data takes every opportunity to go beyond the transaction.
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The Web channels will be measured by a more direct set of data, including the view counter displayed under every video on YouTube.
Although the housing market has stabilized over the last half a year, the chorus calling for a double dip in housing is growing louder as data such as this runs counter to a sustainable recovery thesis.
Sooner or later, the policies motivating the EU Data Protection Directive will prove to be counter-productive and regressive.
Everyone needs to do more to counter the sophisticated nature of botnet attacks and exfiltration of data.
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Counter intuitively, the hardest part of realizing a decent data infrastructure is not the hardware or technology choice, but the design and architecture of your information system.
The new census data show that little progress is being made to counter this troubling trend.
Some panelists cited data that suggests that combination over-the-counter drugs account for less than 10 percent of acetaminophen overdoses.
Should the shareholders of those companies bear the consequences of a business interruption, lost data, or whatever else occurs as a result of such a counter attack?
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Governments are snapping up advanced monitoring and tracking systems to boost domestic law enforcement and counter the threat of terrorism even as businesses use the technology to manage and protect sensitive data.
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The counter argument is that the cost of active defense is insignificant compared to the value of the intellectual property and corporate data it helps protect.
FORBES: Caution: Active Response to Cyber Attacks Has High Risk
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