Tag Archives: security

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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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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