Tag Archives: security

The $50,000 Laptop

Posted on January 7, 2013 by way0utwest

I wrote a long time ago about the value of the data on a laptop being worth more than the hardware. That’s certainly true for me, and I very much worry more about losing the data on my devices than the any … Continue reading →

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Hacked

Posted on January 2, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve been hacked before. My personal web site has been hacked with a variety of injection and XSS attacks over the years. None too serious, and I’ve had backups that allowed me to fix things fairly easily, especially once I … Continue reading →

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The Principle of Least Privilege

Posted on December 17, 2012 by way0utwest

One of the tenets of good security is that no person or process is granted more rights than it needs to accomplish a task. This is the Principle of Least Privilege, and is designed to ensure that your system is … Continue reading →

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Cloud Concerns

Posted on December 13, 2012 by way0utwest

When I get feedback about cloud computing from DBAs, the main concern seems to be data security, or the perception of problems with security from a cloud provider. That’s natural as sending your data to the cloud doesn’t necessarily remove … Continue reading →

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