If your business has a web site that provides any type of dynamic database interaction for your visitors such as a contact form, order form, comments form or even a search box, you need to ensure that your web site and database are hardened against SQL Injection attacks! SQL Injection is a devious yet innovative technique which allows hackers to access sensitive customer information and/or can be used to inject malicious code into to your database which is then served up to visitors to your site, infecting their systems for who knows what malevolent purpose.

The following recent articles delve into the SQL Injection issue and its consequences in more detail. If you have a web site, we urge you to read these articles:

CIO: SQL Injection Attacks Led to Massive Data Breaches

CIO: No More Excuses for SQL Injection Attacks

IBD: Don't Mess with SQL injection; 100,000 websites wipe out

The Register: Next-gen SQL injection opens server door - 1 in 10 sites naked

SQL Injection attacks can cause a wide variety of issues for your organization including significant downtime, loss of revenue, irreparable loss of data, damage to your company's goodwill, loss of customers, public ridicule and even litigation and penalties. SQL Injection is a serious threat and must be taken seriously!

Fortunately, your web site and database can be hardened to eliminate SQL Injection attacks using proven techniques, which will not only ensure the security of any proprietary and confidential information, it will eliminate the possibility that visitors are being infected with malware from your site.

If you have further questions about SQL Injection, or would like to have your site reviewed, please contact us. We have helped several companies correct SQL Injection problems and harden their web applications and databases.

Intrinzic Marketing and Design, one of our most trusted and valued partners, is teaming up with us to present a seminar that will help attendees take their web sites to the next level.

Could Your Website Be Better?
Simple Strategies to Improve Your Digital Presence

September 24, 2009
7:30 - 9:30 am
Newport on the Levee Community Center
One floor below Intrinzic offices

Topics covered include:
How good do you look? - Principles in Design
How do people find you? - Search Engine Optimization
Once they do, how do you give them what they want? - Discussions in Usability
How do you get better at all of it? - Analyzing Analytics

Presented by the following team of seasoned industry experts:
Julie Lange - Senior Account Director
Jeff Chambers - Creative Director
Dave Hatter - President of Libertas Technologies

Limited seating available, please RSVP by September 21 to insight@intrinzicinc.com or by calling 859.261.2200.

Linxter, Inc. is a secure, robust cloud messaging provider that allows you to simplify your development and integration projects. Distributed .NET applications and services can quickly and easily be connected for secure and reliable communication. No need for specialized hardware or custom communications software. We've worked with them to build several demo applications that illustrate the power and simplicity of Linxter.

From their press release: "Linxter, Inc. in partnership with Microsoft BizSpark announces its Innovation Challenge. We're looking for innovative open source and commercial .NET applications that leverage Linxter's cloud messaging platform. The first prize winner will receive $1,000 cash and a 1 year Advanced Linxter account ($5,400 value), and through our partnership with Microsoft BizSpark, an Xbox360, featured visibility on Microsoft's Startup Zone, and one-on-one consultation from Microsoft marketing and technology specialists."

Read their press release here: http://www.prweb.com/releases/middleware/cloud-messaging/prweb2823514.htm

We are blessed and humbled to have our work recognized by two well-known business organizations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce:

2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Award. We are one of 56 companies nationwide, and one of three companies in the Greater Cincinnati region to win this award. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "This award is for businesses that are committed to supporting their employees, following best business practices, and improving their communities. These businesses have made that commitment and we are proud to recognize their contributions." For more information, please visit: http://www.uschamber.com/press/releases/2009/march/090302blueribbon.htm
2009 Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year. We are humbled to be named the Small Business of the Year in the 1-50 employee category. The Cincinnati Chamber has over 6,000 members and our competition was incredibly stiff with companies like Spectrum, Inc. and Infintech in the running. For more information, visit http://www.cincinnatichamber.com/sbea.aspx.

We are very happy to announce two excellent additions to the Libertas Technologies team!

Josh Wood:
Originally a Homewood, AL native, Josh moved with his family to Washington Courthouse, OH as a child. Josh earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Wright State University and while at WSU, he worked as a member of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory assisting in projects ranging from facial recognition to 3D modeling from a 2D capture.

After graduating from WSU, he worked at NCR for approximately five and a half years, programming a self-service device (ATMs, kiosks, etc.) network monitoring solution suite and also became a Microsoft Certified Professional in .NET technologies. Josh is a very talented programmer who is also skilled in Java and has excellent customer service skills, having working with NCR customers to ensure that their ATM networks were up and running.

Josh enjoys time with his girlfriend and his two dogs, running a small record label, playing the guitar, watching sports (rugby and college football), and learning to ride his new motorcycle. He also enjoys dabbling in video game programming and keeping up-to-date with new programming technologies.

While Josh has sharply honed technical skills, he understands that the real value of software is helping businesses streamline processes and save and/or make money, and is already hard at work helping our customers build high return on investment business solutions!

Andrew Royce:
Andrew is currently a student at Cincinnati State and recently joined the Libertas team as a co-op. Andrew is enjoying the opportunity to put his education to work in the real world as he works with Libertas customers and team members to build innovative software solutions that help solve business challenges and save and/or make money.

Prior to joining Libertas, Andrew worked as a software analyst at Emerson Power Transmission where he focused on Application Development, B2B site development and E-Commerce.

Andrew is a life-long resident of Cincinnati and graduate of Elder High School. He has been involved in community organizations such as Camp Stepping Stones, Habitat for Humanity, and also has tutored at grade schools throughout Cincinnati.

Andrew is expected to graduate in late 2009 and is looking forward to joining the Libertas team full-time.

Libertas Technologies' president Dave Hatter has become a sought after speaker on the topic of social media, especially LinkedIn. Come learn more about social media at any of the following upcoming seminars:

Gain Flight with Public Relations and Social Media
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
09/17/2009 - 8:00am
http://www.nkychamber.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=581s

LinkedIn - I am here... What do I do now? - LinkedIn 201
Greater Cincinnati Better Business Bureau
10/12/2009 - 7:30am
http://cincinnati.bbb.org/professionalseries

Increase Profit & Build Business Through LinkedIn
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
10/23/2009 - 9:00am
http://www.cincinnatichamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?menu_id=144&EventCode=E0910LINK

I'm LinkedIn! Now what?
Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
12/11/2009 - 8:00am
http://www.nkychamber.com/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=688

Can't make to one of these events? Contact us for a private consultation and be sure to check out Dave's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/davidlhatter

7/14/2009 - Libertas Technologies celebrates our 8th anniversary. 9/11/2009 - Libertas Technologies ranked 13th on the Cincinnati Business Courier's 25 Largest Web Design Firms. 9/11/2009 - Tim Bankes makes 4th mission trip to Mamelodi, South Africa. 9/15/2009 - Listen for our new radio ads coming soon on 55KRC. View All News Stories...

"The website you built and donated is simply amazing! Thank you so much. "   - Stephen Wrinn, Director   The University Press of Kentucky View All Testimonials..

We've moved: Libertas Technologies, LLC 708 Walnut Street Suite 400 Cincinnati, OH 45202 513.721.7800

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