Tag Archives: security

Encryption in Colorado Springs – Encrypting in the Application?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by way0utwest

Last night was my annual presentation at the Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group. I try to make sure I get down there at least once a year, and it’s been only once a year for the last few years. … Continue reading →

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MY Data

Posted on November 18, 2014 by way0utwest

Data is merely a set of numbers. However when data is given context, it allows conclusions to be drawn and many of us make a living managing some part of that process every day. Most of us deal with data … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Just Poor Coding

Posted on November 13, 2014 by way0utwest

We hear regularly about SQL injection continuing to be a problem (it is) and malware causing data loss for many companies. We’ve got misconfigured firewalls and backup tapes being lost. However even if we could solve all those issues, we’d … Continue reading →

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Have You Been Hacked?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by way0utwest

I am glad that I don’t work in the retail industry as a DBA. It seems that I read about a new security breach every few weeks from some company. Home Depot, Target, Staples, the list goes on and on, and includes more … Continue reading →

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