Tag Archives: security

Separate Accounts

Posted on August 10, 2012 by way0utwest

Many years ago I worked in a small company that only had about 5 or 6 servers. We had one system administrator whose job it was to manage all the servers. One day our sysadmin was on vacation when there … Continue reading →

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Who’s Responsible

Posted on August 3, 2012 by way0utwest

This is really scary. Someone being sued for downloading a porn movie illegally. I have nothing against porn, and I certainly think that downloading stuff that’s a copyright violation shouldn’t be mainstream as in Amazon giving away movies for free … Continue reading →

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Password Resets

Posted on July 31, 2012 by way0utwest

I read this piece from Troy Hunt, which is a long look at the password reset process for a web application. It’s one of the first that I’ve seen which talks about the different implementations, along with the pitfalls and … Continue reading →

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Performance Data

Posted on July 27, 2012 by way0utwest

A good DBA is monitoring their system, looking for problems on a regular basis. The best DBAs are pro-actively heading off future issues by tuning or adding resources to their systems before a problem surfaces. It seems, however, that it’s the rare … Continue reading →

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