Tag Archives: security

Is Ransomware Fading?

Posted on February 19, 2025 by way0utwest

There were less ransomware payments in the second half of 2024, according to research from cryptocurrency tracing firms. There were certainly some high profile attacks, but this matches with my impressions from talking with lots of fellow data professionals around … Continue reading →

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Get a PAT in Azure DevOps

Posted on January 27, 2025 by way0utwest

I have a presentation recently on Continuous Integration Using Local Agents in Azure DevOps and one of the things I do in there is get a PAT for Azure DevOps to use in configuring an agent. This post shows how … Continue reading →

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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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