Tag Archives: WebSphere MQ Security

Guest blogger @ WebSphere User Group

Posted on August 11, 2011 by T.Rob

Ben Wen and I were invited to be guest bloggers at WebSphere User Group this month so the post I was planning for this space was hijacked! You can read it at WebSphere User Group posted as The Invisible Threat.

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Deep Queue #11: Security breaches are not news?

Posted on May 25, 2009 by T.Rob

The subject of the UC Berkeley data breach was discussed on the May 15th Security Squad podcast.  The thing that struck me was that the breach itself was not the topic of conversation but rather the debate was about whether … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up IMPACT 2009

Posted on May 8, 2009 by T.Rob

Well, this is the last day of IMPACT. It’s always lightly attended as many folks take Friday as a travel day. I have one more session this morning though. It’s the WMQ ESE introduction. Overall the WMQ security sessions were … Continue reading →

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Slides for PCI Knowledgebase webinar posted

Posted on April 13, 2009 by T.Rob

Join me Wednesday April 15th @ Noon Eastern for a webinar hosted by the fine folks at PCI Knowledgebase.com on the topic of WebSphere MQ for QSA’s.  Register for the webinar at this link.  The slides have been posted here.

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Webinar: WMQ Security for QSA's April 15th

Posted on April 7, 2009 by T.Rob

I will be presenting a webinar on April 15th, hosted by the fine folks at PCI Knowledgebase. The purpose of the webinar will be to introduce Qualified Security Assessors, or QSA’s as they are known, to the concept of WebSphere … Continue reading →

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When automatic translators go wrong…very wrong!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by T.Rob

I just found a blog post about WMQ security that has, I believe, been run through an automated translation service with unintentionally hilarious results.   Here’s an excerpt: WMQ Adventurer authenticating a connexion to a queue director For both waiter and … Continue reading →

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The Deep Queue – Episode #9: Going postal about WMQ security

Posted on April 2, 2009 by T.Rob

This episode of The Deep Queue takes its inspiration from the thousandth time I was asked how to “turn on MQ security”.  Yes, that’s right, the thousandth time.  At least since I’ve been counting.  There were perhaps half a thousand … Continue reading →

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The Deep Queue – Episode #8: The good news and the bad news

Posted on February 27, 2009 by T.Rob

This episode of The Deep Queue contains news about the new MSoT stand-alone WMQ Explorer SupportPac, yet another payment processor data breach, updates to some items we’ve covered in the past and breaking news about a WebSphere MQ interim fix … Continue reading →

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Update to MQ Security Heats Up comment thread

Posted on February 26, 2009 by T.Rob

There’s a comment thread going on over at the “WebSphere MQ Security Heats Up” post regarding the script settings as originally published versus the updates I have posted on this site. RKPowers writes “I am still confused about the +set … Continue reading →

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The Deep Queue – Episode #7: Reducing your attack surface

Posted on February 2, 2009 by T.Rob

This installment of The Deep Queue is about improving security by reducing the number of attack vectors that are exposed.  Given two systems with equivalent functionality the one with more exposed attack vectors is said to have a “larger attack … Continue reading →

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