Subscribe to this blog
K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security
Archives: July 2012
Stop Storing Unencrypted Passwords!
I was called over today by a person doing application support to help troubleshoot a database connectivity issue. This isn't a big deal and something that's a regular job task for a database administrator. But then he did something that totally floored me.
He went into the registry and copied the password (in… Read more
3 comments, 1,989 reads
Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 26 July 2012
Cross-Post: Set Milestones for Little Victories
This seemed appropriate to cross-post from Goal Keeping DBA given the editorial for today:
One of the first pieces of advice our upperclassmen gave us when we reported to The Citadelwas, “Don’t think about Recognition Day. Think about tomorrow. Think about the weekend. Think about Parent’s Day weekend.”… Read more
0 comments, 527 reads
Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 25 July 2012
Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild meeting tonight
If you're in or around the Midlands of South Carolina area, the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month. That would be tonight, July 11th.
Tonight's topic will be Windows Phone 7: Tips & Tricks Every Developer Should Know. The speaker is Chris Craft ( Read more
0 comments, 490 reads
Posted in K. Brian Kelley - Databases, Infrastructure, and Security on 11 July 2012