Tag Archives: security

The Security Weak Link

Posted on October 11, 2018 by way0utwest

I saw this cartoon, which I think is great: Data Security. It’s from John Klossner, and it perfectly shows that humans are, and probably always will be, a weak link. I look at this in two ways. First, we need … Continue reading →

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Deleting a User that Owns a Schema

Posted on September 17, 2018 by way0utwest

This was an interesting question I saw posted recently. Through SQL Server 2000, trying to delete a user that owned objects was a pain. We had to actually rebuild all the objects, which was problematic. With SQL Server 2005 and … Continue reading →

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Protecting Our Stream of Data

Posted on August 28, 2018 by way0utwest

Protecting the data our companies collect is important. Many of us go to great lengths to secure our databases, firewall connections, limit access, and more. However, we can’t secure the data before it gets to us, and that can be … Continue reading →

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The Weakest Link

Posted on August 23, 2018 by way0utwest

I noticed another data breach recently. This breach was from PageUp, a firm that helps companies find employees. This means that they have lots of information, potentially PII data, and some of it might be out there. Since they provide job … Continue reading →

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