If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Audit (AAIA) or the newly release Advanced Artificial Intelligence Risk (AAIR), ISACA will be...
2026-05-14
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My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework (DTEF) foundation exam. I’m blogging about it because I know a lot of people struggle...
2026-05-08 (first published: 2026-05-01)
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Professor Patrick Winston of MIT used to give a one-hour talk about how to speak. Though Professor Winston is no longer with us, his talk still is. If you...
2026-05-01 (first published: 2026-04-20)
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But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed to ask a critical question, "Who am I doing this for?" When I agree to...
2026-04-10 (first published: 2026-03-30)
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In cryptography, the RSA and ECC algorithms which we use primarily for asymmetric cryptography are susceptible to Shor's Algorithm in quantum cryptography. Cracking those algorithms with classical computing is...
2026-04-08 (first published: 2026-03-27)
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I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue about details in fitness or finances that are more detailed than is useful to them....
2026-03-30 (first published: 2026-03-13)
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released patches for SQL Server to address privilege escalation vulnerabilities in supported versions. Time to patch!
2026-03-25 (first published: 2026-03-12)
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I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class on April 13-16, 2026, in Columbia, SC.
2026-03-18
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If your organization is spending money, then meaningful results are a must. Pen testing isn't supposed to be a pat on the back. It's supposed to be a tool...
2026-03-17
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If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
2026-01-26 (first published: 2026-01-13)
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Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array....
By Steve Jones
We are product focused at Redgate Software. Here is another of our values that...
By Zikato
A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and...
hi, a few years ago was at a very large company that bought a...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count(-1)What is returned? See possible answers