Preventing a SELECT

Cryptanalyzing a Pair of Russian Encryption Algorithms

A pair of Russia-designed cryptographic algorithms -- the Kuznyechik block cipher and the Streebog hash function -- have the same flawed S-box that is almost certainly an intentional backdoor....

Where do data breaches come from?

I recently did some research on the source of data breaches and in this article, I’m going to talk a bit about my current favorite source for breach information,...

Unless you want your payment card data skimmed, avoid these commerce sites

A skimming campaign continues to infect sites with malicious JavaScript.

“RobbinHood” ransomware takes down Baltimore city government networks

A year after 911 system hit, most of city's networks are down.

Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report: Make It Harder for Hackers

The new Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report finds good and bad news on the security front.

Introduction to SQL Server Security — Part 4

The sa account is the most powerful account in a SQL Server instance, and most DBAs disable it. There are several other built-in accounts that you may not think about that often. Robert Sheldon continues his SQL Server security series with an article about built-in accounts.

A Double Failure

A company has both a server without a password and live data in test environments. Not a good situation.

Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft

I don't have a lot of good news for you. The truth is there's nothing we can do to protect our data from being stolen by cybercriminals and others....

Docker Database Hacked, 190,000 Users Affected

The hackers collected usernames, hashed passwords and in some cases GitHub and Bitbucket access tokens used to access repositories on the popular Git platforms many developers use for version control.