User roles in MySQL
User Roles in MySQL User management is one of the key tasks around securing your database. It provides the rules for who can connect, and what they can do after…
Data Guardian Roles for Data Security
Data Guardian Roles for Data Security There can be no doubt that we live in the age of information. From business data, to professional sports statistics, to self-driving vehicles, the…
Snooping MySQL passwords with eBPF
Snooping MySQL passwords with eBPF Common sense and Data Security best practices dictate that you should not provide cleartext passwords. However, I often see this exact thing when connecting to…
Data Security Basics
Data Security Basics It's often true that spending a little bit of time now can save you a lot of headache in the future. And this is definitely the case…
Stop granting SUPER to your MySQL application users
Stop granting SUPER to your application users Hey y'all, I need to rant a bit about a basic security principle for a minute. Very often when I'm reviewing permissions for…