Tag Archives: security

Treat All Sensitive Data as Important

Posted on February 21, 2019 by way0utwest

We know that not all the data in our company is important. We have databases that contain orders or inventory or schedules, often much of which isn’t easily or directly related to an individual. At least, it’s not if you … Continue reading →

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Default Security

Posted on February 20, 2019 by way0utwest

If anyone sets up a new desktop machine, a new SQL Server instance, a new Elastisearch instance, or any other platform, you need to ensure there is default security. That was a problem recently with a financial company that had a default … Continue reading →

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You Need Offline Backups

Posted on February 16, 2019 by way0utwest

If you hadn’t heard about it, VFEMail may be dead. At least, that’s what the founder was thinking in this article. A malicious hacking incident took place last week, and though they’re back up and running, who knows if customers will stick by … Continue reading →

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Google’s Expensive Confusing Rules

Posted on February 13, 2019 by way0utwest

I worked through the Y2K crisis. I call it a crisis because so many of us were worried and millions, probably hundreds of millions of dollars were spent by companies trying to ensure their software systems would work when the … Continue reading →

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