Tag Archives: WebSphere MQ

No such thing as a persistent queue!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by T.Rob

The widespread usage of the phrase “persistent queue” has a negative impact because people believe that queue attribute actually does something. It’s always worth taking time to stamp out usage of that phrase wherever we find it and I’ll attempt … Continue reading →

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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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Handy IMPACT conference cross reference

Posted on March 29, 2011 by T.Rob

With IMPACT fast approaching, I’ve compiled a cross reference of all the web sites, twitter handles, hastags and session agendas that I know of.  Feel free to add more in the comments!

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WebSphere MQ – Coming soon to an audit near you!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by T.Rob

The June 29 episode of The Deep Queue is finally up!  Sorry about the delay, I was on an engagement last week that had me staying over the weekend in Boston to perform a production implementation on Saturday.  Although I’ve … Continue reading →

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New WMQ Channel vulnerability and interim fix announced

Posted on June 5, 2009 by T.Rob

The IBM Internet Security Systems XForce team recently announced a buffer overflow vulnerability in WebSphere MQ client channels.  According to the release, the vulnerability includes the possibility of remotely executing arbitrary code or “causing the application to crash.”  It is … Continue reading →

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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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WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: WMQ Security exits

Posted on May 15, 2009 by T.Rob

As you know, there are some security functions in WebSphere MQ that require an exit.  By now everyone should be familiar with BlockIP2, the well known channel security exit.  But there are a couple of other requirements that a channel … 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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The Deep Queue – Episode #10: Cash in on mortgaged risk!

Posted on May 2, 2009 by T.Rob

No, that’s not mortgage risk.  Someone’s already done that and look where it got us.  No,I’m talking about mortgaged risk – the act of saving time or money by accepting risk that is hard to measure but easy to hide … Continue reading →

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Schedule for IMPACT

Posted on April 28, 2009 by T.Rob

This post is really more for me than anyone else.  I’ll be at IMPACT 2009 next week and need a handy place to track my schedule. Sunday:    16:00 – 17:00 Premium Support Welcome Reception Venetian’s Orchid Restaurant Monday:    11:00 – … Continue reading →

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