Daily Archives: June 24, 2013

More Data Security Issues

Posted on June 24, 2013 by way0utwest

Insiders and human frailty are still a big problem in data security, according to a new study from Symmatec. Along with system issues these account for two thirds of data breaches. I suspect system issues means misconfiguration and poorly written code … Continue reading →

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When Is Work, Work?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 11, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is out of the office. More and more people carry Blackberry phones for work, getting push email and a constant connection to the office, it … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use MD5

Posted on June 24, 2013 by way0utwest

“The hashing alone being MD5 tells me that they really don’t care about their passwords too much, so it’s probably some pre-generated site.” That was from this article on an Anatomy of a Hack. It’s an interesting quote, and it … Continue reading →

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