Tag Archives: security

The Best Security for Database Administrators

Posted on September 8, 2020 by way0utwest

A short while ago, Twitter got hacked. I wrote about this, as did Denny Cherry. I think Denny’s piece was more interesting, as he speculates about the security measures that Twitter may, or may not, have had in place. One … Continue reading →

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Better Government Security Through DevOps

Posted on August 26, 2020 by way0utwest

Most teams building software seem to go a little too fast to ensure their code is both secure and of high quality. I don’t think it really  matters whether you are working in a waterfall process, agile, lean, or any … Continue reading →

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Attacks on Unsecured Databases

Posted on August 11, 2020 by way0utwest

Imagine that you’re a researcher doing some data analysis for your company. You run some queries or load some data and then go home. The next day, you come in and find that all of our data has been deleted. … Continue reading →

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A Data Attack

Posted on August 10, 2020 by way0utwest

I got a new mobile phone and was going through the setup. On top of numerous Android updates, I had to reset a number of applications back up. While it’s a pain, I also appreciate from a security standpoint that … Continue reading →

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