OK, I am usually fairly impressed by InfoWorld’s articles and other writings. I get the magazine, I subscribe to their news feed.  But this InfoWorld article read like it should be in the Times or something. They put a title of “Hackers Striking Databases in Record Numbers”, give us a couple of stats, and then go on to explain SQL injection attackes. Who is InfoWorld’s target audience? Â
Here’s something from the “About” section of InfoWorld’s website:
InfoWorld Media Group delivers in-depth coverage and evaluation of IT products for technology experts involved in major purchase decisions for their companies. InfoWorld reaches the most influential readers through its integrated online, print, events, and research channels.
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InfoWorld provides specialized IT coverage for the CTO, senior-most company executives who are deeply steeped in technology expertise and experience.
I am not usually one to attack, but this is ridiculous. If you are a “senior-most company executive” who is “steeped in technology expertise and experience”, then you know what a SQL injection attack is. This article really does not give any useful information.  Couldn’t there have been some more in depth detail on some of the attacks? It just felt like the top paragraph was written, then there was a cut and paste from some other article.
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