Jeff,

A business case for this might be inventory. In our case we had a clerk enter in an invalid unit of measure then she completed some transactions. This...

I also use a similar approach. I was surprised when working with a large ERP company that they did not use this approach and that they were surprised how...

I agree there are differences. But I think everyone has to draw the line somewhere. For me the line is when I know some is actually getting hurt,...

Who owns and controls what data about whom will end up being one of the big issues in the 21st century. Vizio TVs were just busted for taking pictures...

Great question.

When people ask what I do I say I either work in IT or I am a programmer. Everyone seems to understand programmer and very few people understand anything...

Branching sometime ends up leading down the 'road' to hell.

I do simple logging and it's currently just for Return on Investment calculations. I just log when someone runs something with the date and time so I can say...

Brian Krebs is a security journalist/detective and he's been attacked so many times it's crazy. They've done the fake hostage 911 call to his house (and yes SWAT shows...

Interesting comment about issues with language syntax. I write in 3 different languages (SQL, VB.Net and C#) regularly and a few others as time permits (java, R and python)...

This is an interesting editorial. Do we need laws to spell out liability? I know that in 2 states PCI Compliance is mandated via fines if you have...

Enjoyed the question. Always a good reminder.

Scotty did say that but it was to Geordi LaForge (not sure on spelling) when he was on Star Trek Next Gen. I only remember this because I have...

I've watched some interesting Ted talks and the visualization really helps to understand what they are talking about without being intimate with the data. I also went to a...

I don't normally partake in political discussions but I EXPECT that people on this website would be highly competent and knowledgeable about any subject they discuss. It's already apparent...