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Month: January, 2009

Payment Processor Breach: a stream of consciousness rant

If you haven’t yet heard, take a minute to read the article entitled Payment Processor Breach may Be Largest Ever at the Washington Post. In brief, Heartland Payment Systems has announced that they have experienced a breach that has potentially led to the acquisition of card data for more than 100 million card accounts. 100 [...]

“The best laid schemes…

o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley.”  Or, in slightly more modern parlance: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”  Or, perhaps more succinctly, (and slightly less profane than I sometimes feel) “Stuff Happens.”* What bring about this measure of speculative reflection on ancient Scottish poetry?  Quite simply, hosting woes.  It [...]