Tag Archives: security

Trust

Posted on June 16, 2013 by way0utwest

An interesting piece I found on Bruce Schneier’s blog that talks about security and trust, specifically with regards to the security of your passwords and hopefully, a password manager. There certainly are problems and potential issues with regards to security and passwords, no … Continue reading →

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Honeywords in SQL Server

Posted on May 16, 2013 by way0utwest

As we become more and more security conscious, it becomes more important not only to configure systems for better security, but also to add more monitoring and auditing to detect when problems occur. We know that at some point someone … Continue reading →

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Does TDE really work on MDF files?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by way0utwest

Yes, it does. However, let’s prove it. First let’s create a database, a table, and enter some data: — create a database CREATE DATABASE TDE_Primer ; GO — create and populate a table USE TDE_Primer go CREATE TABLE MyTable ( … Continue reading →

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Development, Operations, or Accounting

Posted on April 4, 2013 by way0utwest

I think the idea of a platform of services, such as Windows Azure provides, is a great idea. I’d love to be able to stop worrying about hardware in many cases, and even skip some of the infrastructure of networking … Continue reading →

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