Tag Archives: security

Insiders Selling Data

Posted on January 4, 2025 by way0utwest

There is a report that the lowest-paid employees at various banks are selling customer data, which is sad and also not unexpected. Those who have access to sensitive information can be tempted to part with it for a quick profit. … Continue reading →

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The Cloud Security Problem

Posted on October 30, 2024 by way0utwest

Your management gets a great demo from a cloud vendor and decides that the organization needs to implement the new service/application/etc. quickly. Your team tries to comply, furiously learning and experimenting with integrations, software changes, infrastructure configuration, and more. Things … Continue reading →

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Everything is Code

Posted on October 11, 2024 by way0utwest

I posted a note on Twitter/X with this quote: “The content updates had not previously been treated as code because they were strictly configuration information.” This is from testimony given by Crowdstrike to a US Congressional committee in trying to … Continue reading →

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No Backdoors

Posted on September 23, 2024 by way0utwest

Every once in awhile I hear about someone in law enforcement sure that tech people can build in a safe, secure way for data to be unencrypted by the company or vendor. The latest appears to be from Australia, where … Continue reading →

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