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Encrypting SQL Server 2005 Backups
11.Jul.08 | 4 Comments
There just doesn’t seem to be an elegant way to encrypt SQL Server 2005 backups. It certainly isn’t a built-in option and I’ve been spending time this week trying to think up something “elegant” to accomplish this.
Allow me to share today’s journey with you.
First Take
Many moons ago I didn’t bother with encrypting my database backups. [...]
A Question of Web Security
12.Jun.08 | 4 Comments
Sometimes I have to admit gaps in my knowledge, no matter how much it pains me! I’m not a specialist but more of a jack of all trades, so bear with me here. I know some very smart folks read here and I’m hoping some will pipe up.
Hello Lazyweb, question time again.
Among other [...]
WordPress 2.3.2 Released - Security
30.Dec.07 | 3 Comments
This past Friday I saw a post at CyberNet News about a WordPress vulnerability related to how future dated posts (and drafts?) could be seen by non-authorized folks.
Yesterday a new version (2.3.2) of WordPress was released and Peter Westwood offers details on what’s all involved. Definitely worth a read if you’re curious about what [...]
Playing with Zoho Creator
04.Nov.07 | 4 Comments
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I was experimenting with Zoho Creator a bit. I spent a couple hours with it last night and several more today and thought I’d take a moment to share.
First off, let me preface all this with: Zoho Creator is not the answer I’m looking for — at least not [...]
Downtime - Resolved
07.Oct.07 | 3 Comments
A few days ago I mentioned I was having some downtime issues here. With a bit of luck and a lot of help, I believe I have it solved.
First off, I don't believe it was a plugin causing the issue. It seems to have (indirectly) been WordPress itself!
Long story short: A spider/bot was, for some reason, requesting a page [...]
