Breaking Data as a Service News

Windsor, Berks, UK - 4 February 2010 - Local Government Authorities are increasingly turning to Location Intelligence solutions for emergency contingency planning, public health initiatives and compliance directives, according to Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI), the global provider of Location Intelligence, Data Management and Customer Communication Management solutions. As the democratisation of data drives the focus on new, on-demand delivery channels for public services, such as the government's G-Cloud, Location Intelligence will play an ever more central role in local government planning and innovation. These were the conclusions of more than 70 delegates from local government authorities attending the meeting of the independent MapInfo® User Group UK & Irela... (more)

No Shirt, No Shoes, No HTTP Service

SOA & WOA Magazine In the “real world” there are generally accepted standards set for access to a business and its services. One of the most common standards is “No shirt, no shoes, no service.” Folks not meeting this criteria are typically not allowed past the doors of a business. But on the web, access to services is implicit in the fact that the business is offering the service. If th... (more)

Why Is Reusable Code So Hard to Secure?

Being an efficient developer often means abstracting functionality such that a single function can be applied to a variety of uses across an application. Even as this decreases risk of errors, time to develop, and the attack surface necessary to secure the application it also makes implementing security more difficult. Over the holidays I had the opportunity to do some coding on my latest... (more)

Fujitsu Launches Cloud-Based Services to Support End-User ICT

Fujitsu Session at Cloud Expo Cloud Computing Expo - Fujitsu announced on Monday the launch in Japan of its Workplace LCM Service, which leverages a cloud-based platform to provide total outsourcing support over the lifecycle of customer ICT equipment, including personal computers, printers, multifunction copiers, and on-site departmental servers. Workplace LCM Service is designed to keep... (more)

Data as a Service Could Drastically Impact Success of SQL Injection Attacks

One of the biggest threats to data integrity is the introduction of malicious content via SQLi (SQL Injection) attacks. Traditional database access methods don’t provide a lot in the way of validating requests and like HTML the vagaries of SQL allow for myriad ways in which a statement can be constructed – and thus exploited. These vagaries, of course, are one factor in the reason why SQL... (more)