Tag Archives: security

Who’s Got Your Data?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by way0utwest

The headlines lately have been filled with the plight of Edward Snowden, along with his disclosures on how the US National Security Administration (NSA) has been gathering, cataloging, and examining all sorts of data about people in the world. It’s not just terrorists, … Continue reading →

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More Data Security Issues

Posted on June 24, 2013 by way0utwest

Insiders and human frailty are still a big problem in data security, according to a new study from Symmatec. Along with system issues these account for two thirds of data breaches. I suspect system issues means misconfiguration and poorly written code … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use MD5

Posted on June 24, 2013 by way0utwest

“The hashing alone being MD5 tells me that they really don’t care about their passwords too much, so it’s probably some pre-generated site.” That was from this article on an Anatomy of a Hack. It’s an interesting quote, and it … Continue reading →

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Lost in Space

Posted on June 20, 2013 by way0utwest

Today’s editorial was originally published on Sept 2, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling today and out of the office. Well perhaps not lost in space, but according to this article, a number of US airports report … Continue reading →

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