Monthly Archives: February 2009

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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MSoT: Stand-alone MQ Explorer download

Posted on February 27, 2009 by T.Rob

More good news for WMQ users!  WMQ Explorer is now available as a Category 3 SupportPac, which means it is free, can be downloaded separate from the install media and is supported for customers with a valid WebSphere MQ license. … 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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