Tag Archives: security

Fix Your Code

Posted on August 2, 2013 by way0utwest

If you have an ASP.NET site, you might want to double check how the data access is coded. No matter whether you’ve enabled TDE, column level encryption, have strong firewalls or anything else, if you are vulnerable to SQL Injection, … Continue reading →

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Data Farming

Posted on July 25, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Oct 13, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is out today, traveling to a SQL in the City event and SQL Saturday in Sacramento. It’s a fictional story, or at least I hope … Continue reading →

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Password Ninjas

Posted on July 18, 2013 by way0utwest

For the time being, passwords are the way that we authenticate users and secure most of our systems. There might be a better system in the future, but for now everyone needs to manage a series of logins and passwords, … Continue reading →

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Hack Resistant

Posted on July 16, 2013 by way0utwest

Security should be on the forefront of every data professionals’ mind. It doesn’t matter if you are developer, administrator, or other position, you ought to be considering the security implications of changes you make to the database. More and more … Continue reading →

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