Tag Archives: security

Virtual Security

Posted on August 22, 2011 by way0utwest

I have a few friends that are working virtualize almost their entire computer infrastructures.  They work in large and small companies, but there is a constant push to avoid the bare metal installation of any operating system onto physical hardware, … Continue reading →

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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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