Security, Compliance, Data Ethics, and Breaking the “Not My Job” Mindset

Security, compliance, and data ethics are related concepts that everyone who works with software should know about, from the help desk to the C-level office… but almost everyone thinks that worrying about these things is someone else’s problem.

Protecting Our Stream of Data

We can't protect against all hacks, but can we prove they weren't our fault?

The Weakest Link

Your security depends on the security of your business partners.

Destroying Data

This week Steve talks about services that are available to destroy your data.

Granting CONTROL permission on a database

Setting Permissions to Drop a Database

Learn which permissions are required to drop a database and see a test to show that these apply.

Principles of Data Protection

Protecting data in SQL Server is not as simple as setting a few properties. While there are great security features in SQL Server, such as Transparent Data Encryption, production data may end up in places throughout the organization. In this article, Brian Kelley talks about the best ways to secure data using the concept of least privilege.

Detecting Data Breaches

Data breaches make the news on an almost daily basis. There is no turning back, however, as we are firmly entrenched in this digital way of life. Brian Kelley discusses some of the reasons data breaches occur and what we can do to prevent them.

Enable FIPS 140-2 Compliance in SQL Server

What is FIPS? How do I use it? What is going to break if I do use it?

Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB Security

When analyzing security-related challenges, it is important to note that they encompass several distinct but interrelated technologies. In addition, when dealing with data services, it is also necessary to distinguish between the data plane, facilitating access to the underlying content and the management plane, which allows for delegation of administrative tasks. In this article, Marcin Policht explores how these concepts apply to the Azure Cosmos DB offering.