Tag Archives: security

The Window Is Shrinking

Posted on August 9, 2011 by way0utwest

There have been a number of issues with Dropbox and their encryption process for files stored on their systems. This highlights some of the issues with cloud services, as I’ve talked about as well. I use Dropbox, but for any files that … Continue reading →

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Hardware Hacking

Posted on August 8, 2011 by way0utwest

One of the reasons that we have so many gadgets at low costs, with a regular re-fresh and re-tool of the internals is that many of our computing chips and circuit boards are built overseas in factories that are optimized … Continue reading →

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The Woes of Cloud Computing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by way0utwest

Many people have been skeptical about the move to cloud computing, especially in the database world. There are valid reasons to worry about security, legal issues, and more. I certainly think that using cloud services requires some planning and careful … Continue reading →

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How Many Times Will This Happen?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Jun 6, 2006. Steve is traveling in the UK this week and we are reprinting a few pieces. Or is it a sign of the times and something that we’ll have in the news … Continue reading →

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