Tag Archives: security

Privacy and Data

Posted on March 20, 2014 by way0utwest

Privacy. Security. Encryption. Protection. Responsibility. All big words, with many connotations. Unfortunately, the meanings behind the words seem to be dwarfed by one other word: profit. Data brokers and even departments inside various organizations make a lot of money from their data, … Continue reading →

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Maintaining High Performance When Using Encryption

Posted on March 18, 2014 by way0utwest

Summary: Encryption is becoming required in more and more environments, but implementing encryption can dramatically affect performance. Learn how you can maintain high performance while using encryption in your database. Abstract: Encryption is becoming required in more and more environments, … Continue reading →

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How Many Passwords?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by way0utwest

How many user names and passwords do you have? If you’re like me, you have a lot of them. Actually I don’t have too many user names, sticking with “Steve Jones”, “sjones” or my well known “way0utwest” for my logins. … Continue reading →

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Lawsuits and Data Breaches

Posted on February 25, 2014 by way0utwest

After the breach of the Target payment systems, a class action lawsuit was filed against the company. The action alleges that Target failed to implement strong enough security. Regardless of the merits of this action, it does bring to light a … Continue reading →

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