Tag Archives: security

Password Guidance

I remember working at a large organization with a team of other IT Operations staffers. We rotated this one job every month amongst a few people, each taking turns, where we’d lose a day to update all the privileged passwords … Continue reading

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Are Data Breaches Inevitable?

I read a piece recently that got me thinking that data breaches might be inevitable. Disclosure: This was written by Redgate, for whom I work, titled “Data breaches May Be Inevitable—Compliance Failures Don’t Have to Be“. It’s based on our … Continue reading

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More Supply Chain Attacks

The latest code supply chain attack isn’t a direct attack, but a failure of a system designed to be efficient. There is a Go (Go-lang) module that had a malicious module inserted into it years ago. Someone caught this and … Continue reading

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Lower Your Attack Surface Area

It’s no surprise that our systems are under attack by all sorts of criminals. Some organized, some opportunistic, some just aiming for vandalism. We need to protect our digital systems to prevent issues, and a part of better protection is … Continue reading

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