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Share via E-mailWell, it turns out that today’s show has a perfect intro, “How Not To Manage Your Website”, thanks to Norm Coleman’s issue a few months back. Today I will talk about what went wrong on Norm’s site as well as what business owners can do to select the right person to build their website.
How Norm Coleman’s Database got “hacked”
Database backups were stored in the website directory (a big no no)
It was not taken down (if they were in the process of moving it)
The website was not restricted so anyone could browse the files
Q: Are you a rabid, fanatical liberal who wants to destroy republicans?
A: No. I’m just a techie nerd who likes technology and helping people. I have notified other companies in the past about security problem, reported website mispelling and advised clients on keeping data safe.
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IT professional Adria Richards’ videocast on Coleman donor data breach: http://is.gd/n3YA #mncontest #wikileaks
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rt @MnIndyLIVEIT professional Adria Richards’ videocast on Coleman donor data breach: http://is.gd/n3YA #mncontest #wikileaks
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rt @MnIndyLIVEIT professional Adria Richards’ videocast on Coleman donor data breach: http://is.gd/n3YA #wikileaks (via @robinmarty)
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Adria, you are so incredible, so beautiful and so nerdy!!!! WOW! I was really fascinated by your intelligence and the folksy way you explain complex computer problems . I saw you on the Rachael Maddow show with my Wife and adult daughter…who is in your age group. As an ol dinosaur from the 60’s & 70’s, it really made me feel good seeing you work it!!
Watching your Norm Coleman video, I basically didn’t understand your “Vulcan computer Speak” , but again I really liked it. I even watched your next video, “When your Boss sucks. Although this video was not as technical as the Norm Coleman video, you made me spit water all over my computer screen with your, “I’m black and white” joke!!! Thanks!
Have you ever thought about using your great skills for (building) Africa or the Caribbean…. we need you… actually the WORLD NEEDS YOU!!!! You are fab!
Peace out,
Osayande A Dinosaur @29yrs old
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Adria Reply:
March 14th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
@Osayande,
Well thank you so very much! That’s good to hear that even if you found some parts too technical, you still enjoyed watching it. I think it’s like “Car talk” where I don’t know what the brothers are talking about on @NPR but I love listening to their jokes.
Spitting water is great feedback! I’m Black and Jewish so I mention that often.
I am working really hard to make technology fun, approachable and interesting.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to speak all over the world about technology. I signed up for Geekcorps (like Peacecorps) a few years back and am working to structure my business so I could make a 3 month commitment to go help on a specific project.
I want to reach out to Brown people like myself both here in the US and internationally to let people know that they can embrace technology as a career choice. I taught an A+ certification class at the Minneapolis Urban League and it made me realize how awesome it would be to keep doing that….fast forward 2 years and here I am!
I just created a new page here, Support AskAdria.com? so if you can think of people who could help me spread and improve the format here, I’d appreciate it!
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You made a great appearance on the Rachel Maddow show. I hope that someone finds out what companies are responsible for the Coleman websites. Too many websites are poorly programmed and mismanaged.
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Adria Reply:
March 14th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
@Don Thieme,
Thanks and yes, I think it’s a viscous cycle of
-non technical RFP’s that don’t address security requirements (Requests For Proposal)
-poorly coded software
-insecure database tables
-no reviews of developed software for security
-non encrypted databases
-clear text passwords
-no monitoring of access, modifications to database
-no auditing
-not being PCI credit card compliant
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Don Thieme Reply:
March 14th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
@Adria, – Too often people go to their “friends” for help on things like this. Politicians are probably even more likely to rely on friends who claim abilities they do not possess.
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Adria is both smart and beautiful. Add to it the fact that she may have even caused good ol’ Norm Coleman a heap of embarrassment and maybe even some legal problems makes me want to commission a statue of her, since this act marks her as one of the nation’s great patriots.
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Don Thieme Reply:
March 14th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
@Ba’al, Adria did not cause any of Coleman’s legal troubles. He brought this on himself.
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True that. Sill, it is nice to see his criminal negligence brought to light and his supporters now skittish. And she certainly assisted in illuminating the thing.
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Nice work Adria. This speaks to the “Peter Pricipal” so pervasive in modern politics; how can Norm be considered compentent to represent a state when he can’t make his website secure.
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