Tag Archives: encryption

Who’s Got Your Data?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by way0utwest

The headlines lately have been filled with the plight of Edward Snowden, along with his disclosures on how the US National Security Administration (NSA) has been gathering, cataloging, and examining all sorts of data about people in the world. It’s not just terrorists, … 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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Does TDE really work on MDF files?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by way0utwest

Yes, it does. However, let’s prove it. First let’s create a database, a table, and enter some data: — create a database CREATE DATABASE TDE_Primer ; GO — create and populate a table USE TDE_Primer go CREATE TABLE MyTable ( … Continue reading →

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A Good Security Response

Posted on March 26, 2013 by way0utwest

Security will become more and more important in the future, at least in my mind. As we become more interconnected and dependent on digital services, if the level of fraud and security failures do not fall, many people will hesitate … Continue reading →

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