Passwords control most of our access to computer systems and provide some level of authentication, but their security depends heavily on their strength and privacy. Steve Jones says you can set a good example for others and hemp improve security on all systems.  Read more...

With all the recent worms and attacks out there, it's only a matter of time before someone focuses more on databases. With that in mind, Steve Jones thinks it's important we learn and use encryption and better security now.  Read more...

Siri is seen as a data security hole at IBM. This is something that Steve Jones thinks we might need to be more concerned about in the future, especially as more and more processing takes places outside of our walls.  Read more...

A system administrator can set a good example with the passwords they give to users or a bad example. Which one do you set?  Read more...

Security is becoming more of an issue for mobile devices as we store and access more information on them all the time.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about security and his desire to have certificates be the primary means of securing communications and verifying authenticity.  Read more...

Is the cloud secure? How can you be sure? Steve Jones talks a little about some ways you can try to check on your cloud provider.  Read more...

Encryption is supposed to protect data, and it appears to be working as police and authorities are often stymied by encrypted disks. Steve Jones recommends you encrypt your disks on all your machines.  Read more...

Oracle touted its database software as unbreakable, but many security researchers think the company is not spending enough effort on security. Steve Jones has a few comments.  Read more...

A good security scheme will contain many layers. Today Steve Jones talks about one of those: good habits.  Read more...

This Friday Steve Jones asked about penetration testing of your security. Have any of you ever tested your systems?  Read more...

This editorial was originally published on Jan 17, 2007. It is being republished as Steve is on vacation. This one deals with data security.  Read more...

Why are sites still being hit by SQL Injection on a large scale? Steve Jones talks about a recent large scale attack that affected over a million sites.  Read more...

Today we have an editorial that was originally published on Oct 9, 2006. Steve Jones talks about the issues of turnover, passwords, and security.  Read more...

This editorial was originally published on Oct 21, 2006. It is being re-run as Steve is out at SQL in the City today. This one talks about the security of USB devices and the potential problems of employees copying data.  Read more...

How hard is it to anonymize data? According to some research, it might be close to impossible. The problem is that we are gathering so much data that cross referencing data sets becomes a problem. Steve Jones talks today about the implications of this for security.  Read more...

Could your job as a data professional result in the death of someone? It's entirely possible this might affect you at some point. Steve Jones talks about why you ought to do your best when setting up security.  Read more...

It seems that there are new types of hacker attacks, not looking to steal information for profit, but for disclosure as an embarrassment. Steve Jones talks about the potential downsides for DBAs.  Read more...

As more and more companies move to virtualized servers, security should be on their minds. Steve Jones talks about that changes that you should consider.  Read more...

Today Steve talks about security and the fact that your window for lax security is shrinking for new applications.  Read more...