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Analyzing Breached Data

A few of you out there might be data scientists who profile data regularly. Probably a fair number of you do import/export work and learn to check data values, perhaps with counts, distincts, or other aggregates. I don’t know if … Continue reading

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Prevent SQL Injection

I would hope most of you reading this know what SQL Injection (SQi) is and how you can prevent it. Or at least what patterns cause problems. If not, here’s a short explanation that is worth reading. If you have … Continue reading

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Least Privilege

I assume that most of you know about the principle of least privilege. If not, please read this short blog from Brian Kelley and make sure you understand how you should approach security. In the modern world, we also ought … Continue reading

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Protecting Schools

One very common targets for hackers are schools and universities. The latter may have plenty of resources for staff, but often school systems don’t have that same type of budget. In many ways, it’s sad that hackers would target schools … Continue reading

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