A big hello from CFUnited!
Myself (David Stockton) and my colleagues (Darren Pywell & David Tattersall) are all at CFUnited this week. We have a FREE copy of FusionAnalytics to give away so don’t be shy – come and speak to us for a chance to win!!
Plus, ask nicely and we’ve got FREE goodies for everyone [...]

ColdFusion 9.0.1 has been released for about a week now. I’m sure everyone has done due diligence in their test environments, run a full test-suite and deployed to production right?
http://www.adobe.com/support/coldfusion/downloads_updates.html#cf9
Well it’s not always that simple is it? So if you want some professional help from the experts then call the experts – we’re ready & [...]

The PCI-DSS standards are designed to help protect card-holder data. The specific section we’re interested in is section 4.1 of the v1.2 revision of the standards which are available for download here: https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/security_standards/pci_dss_download_agreement.html
The standards layout that you should use strong cryptography and security protocols when transmitting card data over open, public networks (ie the Internet).
If [...]

A common consulting engagement for us is configuring a new system for optimal use. It’s not just the application server that’ll need configuring, don’t forget the application server relies on a lot of underlying infrastructure including the network and OS. Often this stage gets over-looked or you’ll (often incorrectly) assume your hosting provider will have [...]