Removing TDE

Enabling TDE is simple to do, but it can be more complex when you look to remove the feature from SQL Server. Steve Perry brings you a procedure you can use to help you.

Password Help

Today we have an editorial that was originally published on Oct 9, 2006. Steve Jones talks about the issues of turnover, passwords, and security.

Employee Slurping

This editorial was originally published on Oct 21, 2006. It is being re-run as Steve is out at SQL in the City today. This one talks about the security of USB devices and the potential problems of employees copying data.

who can do what?

list each user has the right to do

Protecting Data

How hard is it to anonymize data? According to some research, it might be close to impossible. The problem is that we are gathering so much data that cross referencing data sets becomes a problem. Steve Jones talks today about the implications of this for security.

A Matter of Life or Death

Could your job as a data professional result in the death of someone? It's entirely possible this might affect you at some point. Steve Jones talks about why you ought to do your best when setting up security.

From Vandalism to Serious Crime

It seems that there are new types of hacker attacks, not looking to steal information for profit, but for disclosure as an embarrassment. Steve Jones talks about the potential downsides for DBAs.

Database encryption

Virtual Security

As more and more companies move to virtualized servers, security should be on their minds. Steve Jones talks about that changes that you should consider.

The Window Is Shrinking

Today Steve talks about security and the fact that your window for lax security is shrinking for new applications.