Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task ...

How to protect your database from SQL injection, data theft, rogue users, and well-meaning meddlers without tying your environment in knots Like so much of IT, database security requirements ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

Examine the similarities and differences between Windows security and SQL Server security and you'll find that most of the concepts you already know from managing a network will map quite nicely ...

Sentrigo discovered a new security hole in SQL Server, but so far Microsoft isn't paying attention. Let me show you why they should ...

I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

Microsoft is disputing the severity of a vulnerability found in its SQL Server database that security researchers say exposes administrative passwords. The vulnerability, uncovered by Sentrigo ...

The SQL Slammer worm, which exploited a known and patched hole in SQL Server 2000, crashed servers and brought networks to their knees.