Tag Archives: security

Data Breach Danger

Posted on March 12, 2015 by way0utwest

Recently a court in the US ruled that there was no imminent danger from a data breach at a Texas hospital. This is good news and bad news for the world, and I’m a little torn about how I feel. On one … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection, Still?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by way0utwest

It seems as though SQL Injection issues are still around. Attacks from SQL Injection are on the uptick as we begin moving through 2015. As noted in that piece, the constraints put on software developers usually mean that testing and security are … Continue reading →

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Detecting Encryption

Posted on February 11, 2015 by way0utwest

I ran across an article recently from MSSQLTips by my friend, Brian Kelley. It talks about the ways you can detect encryption in use in your database. Brian’s approach, which is one I agree with, is that you can look … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #63 – Security

Posted on February 10, 2015 by way0utwest

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again and this month we look at security. Kenneth Fisher has chosen this as his topic for February and you can read his invite here. There are lots of choices on what you write about, and … Continue reading →

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