Tag Archives: security

Rewrite the Coding Rules

Posted on September 24, 2012 by way0utwest

Security is a problem in technology. Whether it’s technological misconfiguration, social engineering, or brute force attacks, we see a constant stream of headlines about security issues. The situation is not likely to change anytime soon as security isn’t seen as … Continue reading →

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Data Worms

Posted on September 20, 2012 by way0utwest

Effective data administration include backups. I would argue this is the most important part of managing your data since no matter what happens, backups give you the ability to recover your system. Whether it’s an accidental data modification by a … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance

Posted on August 31, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Nov 19, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation. When I started in IT things were much simpler. We had smaller data sets, but hardware was larger. There just wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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The Personal Checksum

Posted on August 30, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Nov 2, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation. Someone sent me this article on foiling thieves in restaurants with a personal checksum. It’s an interesting idea and while it could help, … Continue reading →

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