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Actian sets Vectorwise database on a vector towards midsize organisations

By Stephen Withers
Friday, 10 February 2012 07:55

A modestly priced version of Actian's high-performance Vectorwise database aims to help smaller organisations into the world of Big Data.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Business Intelligence, BI, SQL, Databases, Ingres, Big data, VectorWise, Actian

Microsoft updates Azure, adjusts prices

By Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 14 December 2011 11:12

Microsoft has rolled out a number of changes to its Windows Azure platform, including a "truly free" 90-day trial plus new price caps on large databases.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Microsoft, software, open source, Cloud, JavaScript, SQL, Azure, Hadoop, metro

Big data coming to everyday enterprise apps

By Stephen Withers
Monday, 01 August 2011 16:35

The term 'big data' is generally associated with science and a very few specialised areas of business. But one database company is predicting it will find a home in a much broader range of activities.

Tags: Stephen Withers, software, Science, Business, Energy, SQL, Databases, InterSystems, Big data

Patch Tuesday heralds a busy spell for admins

By Stephen Withers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 10:14

As expected, Microsoft and Adobe have released a hefty batch of security updates for their products.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Microsoft, Security, Windows, Linux, Mac, Adobe, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Flash

Sony falls victim to ANOTHER simple SQL injection attack

By David Heath
Friday, 03 June 2011 14:02

This is becoming something of a broken record. Did any part of Sony have a clue about protecting their on-line assets?

Tags: Security, Sony, David Heath, Privacy, Hacker, Sophos, SQL, Breach, SQL Injection, CISO

Rogue AV peddler behind LizaMoon SQL injection attack?

By Stephen Withers
Thursday, 31 March 2011 17:19

A new SQL injection attack has compromised tens of thousands of URLs according to a security vendor. The attack was initially used to push rogue AV malware.

Tags: Stephen Withers, Apple, Security, Web, iTunes, Malware, Websense, SQL, Databases, exploits

Lush Cosmetics Australian website hacked

By David Heath
Tuesday, 15 February 2011 12:17

The Australian and New Zealand shopping site of cosmetics retailer Lush has been hacked just weeks after a similar breach occurred on the UK site. Credit card details and other intimate information of shoppers have been exposed.

Tags: Australia, Security, David Heath, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Privacy, Hacker, SQL, Breach, Lush

This damn Linux has more holes than swiss cheese

By David M Williams
Monday, 19 July 2010 13:38

Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux has a deserved reputation as a bullet-proof operating system. To teach computer security a University lecturer has deliberately produced the most damn vulnerable Linux you’ll ever see.

Tags: software, Security, Linux, open source, David M Williams, GNU/Linux, Education, Vulnerability, hacking, Exploit

This damn Linux has more holes than swiss cheese

By David M Williams
Monday, 19 July 2010 13:38

Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux has a deserved reputation as a bullet-proof operating system. To teach computer security a University lecturer has deliberately produced the most damn vulnerable Linux you’ll ever see.

Tags: software, Security, Linux, open source, David M Williams, GNU/Linux, Education, Vulnerability, hacking, Exploit

Using database triggers for alerting and auditing

By David M Williams
Friday, 26 February 2010 11:16

Whether an enterprise application is custom-built or purchased off-the-shelf, you can always delve under the hood into the database layer to add your own specific functionality, like alerting and auditing when data is modified.

Tags: Microsoft, Security, Enterprise, David M Williams, Business, Oracle, database, MySQL, Programming, SQL

Actian sets Vectorwise database on a vector towards midsize organisations

Microsoft updates Azure, adjusts prices

Big data coming to everyday enterprise apps

Patch Tuesday heralds a busy spell for admins

Sony falls victim to ANOTHER simple SQL injection attack

Rogue AV peddler behind LizaMoon SQL injection attack?

Lush Cosmetics Australian website hacked

This damn Linux has more holes than swiss cheese

This damn Linux has more holes than swiss cheese

Using database triggers for alerting and auditing

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