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I was called upon yesterday to sort out a website running osCommerce. It had been installed a few years ago, had a few modifications added and that was it. No security updates. Ever! The first sign something was amiss was it became impossible to browse the shop. I quickly traced that to a key . . . → Read More: osCommerce: Recovering from a Hack Attack As the computerised lady thanked me for using Sainsbury’s Self Check-out, for one awful moment I had a vision of Dignitas’s Swiss practices making their way into the supermarkets. I was in Gobowen the other day, walking past the Co-op. The ATM had a notice on it saying “This cash machine will charge £1.85 for withdrawals.” No, the cash machine won’t charge you. The bank operating it will charge you. Presumably they feel less opprobrium will be heaped on their shoulders if they . . . → Read More: Clever Cash Machine We all need standards. In a car it’s useful to be able to know that everybody is maintianing the same standard as to which side of the road they drive on – mostly. Or that what Shell calls diesel will work in a diesel engined car. If everybody sticks to standards then we all . . . → Read More: Validation -W W Worth it? It seems that it is almost impossible these days to do or say anything that in some way does not cause offence. And, when it comes to running a server attached to the internet there are innumerable new ways in which to breach the code of conduct to which all should adhere if they . . . → Read More: Backscatter First post – introduction to blogging section of website . . . → Read More: First Post |
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