Tag Archives: security

Protecting Schools

Posted on July 5, 2024 by way0utwest

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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Xp_cmdshell Use Cases

Posted on July 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I had someone ask me recently how to run xp_cmdshell on a Linux version of SQL Server. I told them you can’t, as it’s an unsupported feature and not one that I expect to see released. I had to double-check, … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection Is Not Acceptable

Posted on June 19, 2024 by way0utwest

SQL Injection has been a problem for my entire career. Thirty years ago I could have easily just blamed this on ignorance, as most of our developers didn’t think about the nefarious ways that hackers enter data in our applications. … Continue reading →

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Cyber Insurance for War

Posted on March 2, 2024 by way0utwest

Is the United States at war in cyberspace with other countries? It’s the claim that a few insurers made when US-based Merck filed a claim after a 2017 cyberattack. The company filed a $700mm-ish claim, and the insurers rejected this … Continue reading →

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