The Dangers of Travel

As data professionals, we might carry lots of information with us that relates to our organization. Will we get caught up in government issues as we cross borders?

Serious Hacking

The biggest government hack ever occurred recently. At least until the next one happens.

Find Permission Changes In The Default Trace

Learn how to find who has changed permissions from the default trace

Storing Passwords in a Secure Way in a SQL Server Database

Measures such as using special characters and numbers within a password are of little use to security if passwords are then stored in an insecure way. Sergey Gigoyan explains how to encrypt and store passwords in a SQL Server database.

Everyone is a Target

Today Steve Jones looks at the targeted attacks by hackers against individual security professionals.

Changing roles

Generate Login Script(2008R2 And Older)

Generate Script from Logins of Sql Server to recreate in another instance

Cloud Security Issues

The cloud is always going to be a challenge for security, but is it harder or easier than on premises? Steve Jones has a few comments.

Stairway to SQL Server Security Level 10: Row-Level Security

Unlike some other industrial-strength database servers, SQL Server lacks a built-in mechanism for protecting individual data records, called row-level security. This stairway level explores why you might want to use such a low-level granularity of data access security and how you can implement row-level security.

Azure SQL Database Security Features

The Microsoft Azure platform is evolving fast. Azure SQL Database is riding high on the cloud wave with new features enabled at a fast pace. In this article, Kun Cheng shares a few Azure SQL Database security features that could help developers and DBAs develop and manage a secure SQL Database solution.