Tag Archives: security

The Danger of xp_cmdshell

Posted on September 16, 2016 by way0utwest

Securing a computer is a challenge. There are all sorts of potential issues in every platform, and ensuring safety for your data can be less a reflection of your ability and more the good fortune there isn’t a focused effort … Continue reading →

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Encryption Keys Matter

Posted on September 13, 2016 by way0utwest

Perhaps the importance of protecting encryption keys is even greater than we realize. It appears that the NSA and the US Government have been able to read encrypted traffic for some time on the Internet, perhaps for most of the last … Continue reading →

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Separate Accounts

Posted on August 29, 2016 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Aug 10, 2012. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. Many years ago I worked in a small company that only had about 5 or 6 servers. We had one system administrator … Continue reading →

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Security Leaks from Websites

Posted on August 23, 2016 by way0utwest

One of the main issues with connecting databases to the Internet is that if a hacker finds a way to get access to the database with credentials, perhaps using a well known account (*cough* sa *cough*) and a weak password, … Continue reading →

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