Comment Re:Recent Security Attacks... (Score 2) 101
I suppose, in once sense, that the recent database hacks are all related - people so keen to get their wonderful site onto the net that they forget (aka are too lazy) to worry about basic database security.
You can secure (effectively, not absolutely) a database: there are plenty of architectures, secure SQL gateways available. Even a firewall will help, if you can be bothered to set it up properly.
Is this incident linked to the recent DDoS attacks? I doubt it. Cracking a database requires a more skill than launching a readily available attack tool.
Is e-commerce secure? Probably not, but then neither is ordering over the telephone or letting somebody take your credit card out of your sight. Remember the Dilbert with the waitress and the fur coat?
You can secure (effectively, not absolutely) a database: there are plenty of architectures, secure SQL gateways available. Even a firewall will help, if you can be bothered to set it up properly.
Is this incident linked to the recent DDoS attacks? I doubt it. Cracking a database requires a more skill than launching a readily available attack tool.
Is e-commerce secure? Probably not, but then neither is ordering over the telephone or letting somebody take your credit card out of your sight. Remember the Dilbert with the waitress and the fur coat?
