May 13, 2012
SQL injection is a technique to attack a database through a website. SQL injection attacks are when an attacker attempts to or succeeds in inserting their own code into a pre-existing query (e.g. a product search). The aim is to get the application to perform an action that is unexpected and usually of benefit to the attacker(Morgan 2006). I [...]
By Abel Ramirez Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: attacks, injections, security, SQL
May 13, 2012
Java is a widely used object oriented programming language. Created by Sun Microsystems, Java is used for embedded devices, the web and other uses. It is similar to C, and C++ but have different learning curves. Java is object oriented meaning “independent Software components to be reused and interchanged between programs”(Greiner, 2011). Source code is [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), HelloWorld, IS in Business, IS Research Paper, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Systems Development and Project Management Tags: Mobile Development
May 13, 2012
Over the years, the implementation of databases has been growing exponentially, especially in the medical field. The Missouri Senate is currently trying to pass a bill called the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act, which is designed to maintain a database of information for those who use controlled substances. The purpose is to ultimately reduce the illegal [...]
By alexanderheng Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: controlled substance, Database, missouri
May 13, 2012
The author first examines the different types of architecture available for constructing a multimedia database. The roles of managing both metadata and multimedia can be delegated to the database management software, or a separate file manager can be delegated to handle the multimedia alone. Metadata is discussed, as audio and video data can require a [...]
By jenniferrun Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: database management, Database Privacy, Database Security, Multilmedia
May 13, 2012
This article titled “Storing Massive Data: Distributed Data and the no SQL Movement”, talks about the general programs that are available to handle the problem of massive data. The author points out that “big data” is just huge amounts of information that are collected from all parts of the internet. The author explains some of [...]
By Robert Quach Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Amazon, big information, Data, NoSQL, Oracle, Storage
May 13, 2012
The peer reviewed article i chose for this weeks post is about the services that cloud providers are offering that can be potential threats. The article focuses on virtualization and the impact it has on cloud security. As we already know, virtualization means that a single physical machine known as a host can run multiple [...]
By EdwinTorrez Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: CIS305, Cloud, DoS, virtualization, VM Hopping
May 13, 2012
This article talks about the upcoming services and products from SimpleGeo. SimpleGeo is a company that originally wanted to create location-based games, but they found out that the tools they needed did not exist yet, so this sparked an idea to go into a different direction. That direction lead them to the development of two [...]
By Chris Sabatino Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Databases and Data Warehouses, E-Business, Enterprise Architectures, IS in Business
May 13, 2012
Everyone is expected to follow certain norms laid out by the propriety. People expect people to be ethical. But are they really when it comes to computer usage. Actually, the real question is, that are they aware that they have to be ethical. A research was conducted in a sample of 245 university students from [...]
By shaleenshah Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: computer ethics, computer security
May 12, 2012
The article focuses on Hadoop and MapReduce and their place in the market. Hadoop is basically a software which can allows applications to work in collaberatively with hundreds and even thousands of indepedant computers. Another selling point to this software is the fact that it can handle data in the range of petabytes. MapReduce is [...]
By AnthonyTrevizo Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: frameworks, Hadoop, MapReduce, Open Source, social networking apps, software development
May 12, 2012
As technology grows each day, there are more and more people that are connected with the world. More and more people depend on being connected with the world. “Cloud Computing can be defined as a service or a platform, or an operating system over the Internet to perform tasks. Database has become a part and [...]
By RonnyWang Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Amazon, Database, Google
May 11, 2012
This article relates to the synchronization between mobile devices and databases. Since mobile technology as advanced and equipment have led to the emergence of a new computing environment and a variety of small sized mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs that has been popularized. The problem is that mobile devices do not have much [...]
By Ricardo Chaidez Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: adaptability, cellphone, Database, DBMS, flexibility, Mobile, redundancy, SAMD, server, smartphones, sync, wireless
May 7, 2012
In this week’s article named “BART Cops’ Data Posted By Hackers” by Jaikumar Vijayan, I read about how BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) was attacked and their employee’s personal information was posted onto the internet. When the attack was finished, “…names, home addresses, email addresses, and passwords of 102 police officers belonging to San Francisco Bay [...]
By DavidLi Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Databases and Data Warehouses, Ethics and Information Security, Uncategorized
May 6, 2012
This peer reviewed journal article is a public update upon the progress and advancement of the BioGRID database system. The BioGRID is a public database that collects, stores, and distributes data about human and other model organisms’ genes and proteins. As of the article’s publishing date, the BioGRID holds 170 162 genetic and 177 804 protein interactions, [...]
By Michael Vuong Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: BioGRID, Biology, code, Database, Genetic
May 6, 2012
The article I chose to talk about this week was “eWEEK Labs Ponders MySQL’s Fate Under Oracle.” In this article the author Jeff Cogswell gives his ideas on the future of MySQL, by factoring in sound business sense as well as history, now that Oracle has bought it for $1 Billion. With 11 million installations, [...]
By MAvenegas Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: eWeek, MySQL, Oracle, SQL
May 6, 2012
This Article talks about how one of Apples servers were hacked into by a group named Anonymous. The group Anonymous broke into one of Apples less important servers which is used to process technical support follow-up surveys. The hack ended up revealing only 27 customer Apple User name and Passwords. Apple has made it clear [...]
By JonathanNikeli Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Apple, Hacking, MySQL
May 6, 2012
The article i chose discussed large science databases. Apparently the large and complex SQL Server databases are very difficult to migrate into some of the current cloud services, such as Amazon EC2 and Microsoft SQL Azure. The authors found it very difficult to migrate a database small or large into the cloud without making some [...]
By EdwinTorrez Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Amazon, Database, microsfot, scientific, SQL Server
May 6, 2012
The next generation of storing data is in cloud computing. Amazon cloud offers these kinds of services few things can be done to overcome most of the performance issues. Amazon uses elastic book storage (EBS) which appropriates network resources to its users and which has performance that varies depending on availability; this is their greatest [...]
By JimJulagay Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Amazon, AWS, Cloud, Database, MySQL, SQL
May 6, 2012
The article i read, titled “Top 15 Cloud Storage Tips and Tasks,” is a list of several different ways to use the cloud system and how one can benefit from it. The article lists many different uses for cloud storage and how to do them, such as the best ways to sync music through the [...]
By Tomas Rico Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: cloud storage
May 6, 2012
This article takes on the rather daunting task of restructuring a hospital’s information management systems – the current system for the majority of American hospitals involves utilizing a clerk-based system, where medical history and health information has to be stored in a rather unstructured manner, with varying degrees of specificity in detail on each medical [...]
By Tyler Kleizo Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Databases and Data Warehouses Tags: Database Design, hospital, infrastructure, RFID
May 6, 2012
The article talks about how database management was used to provide a solution for a medical practice seeking to update its technology usage, improve its efficiency and patient care. The author described the medical practice, consisting of 4 physicians and 55 workers, who for three decades did a majority of the communication via faxing and [...]
By jenniferrun Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305) Tags: Data sharing, Database Design, Department of Justice, Federal