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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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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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