Sometimes auditing for one certification might help you pass another, but don't count on it.  Read more...

Audits for technology groups can be time consuming and stress employees out. An article Steve Jones finds says an insurance company only needed 30 minutes to ace their audit.  Read more...

Is auditing in use in your applications? Steve Jones wants to know as he thinks it will be more important in the future for most software.  Read more...

If you are bound by HIPAA regulations, you may have more auditing in your future. If you're not, perhaps you should still pay attention to the criteria being used for auditing.  Read more...

For this Friday poll, Steve Jones asks about your auditing requirements.  Read more...

A bug reported on Connect has Steve Jones worried. This one could be a big deal in some situations that are concerned about comprehensive auditing.  Read more...

What do you do as a DBA if you get asked to cook the books? With the economy doing poorly, some executives will be tempted to mis-report earnings and they might ask the technical people to help. Steve Jones has a few thoughts.  Read more...

How do you protect and monitor your databases? Auditing is one way, but Steve Jones thinks this subsystem in SQL Server needs to mature.  Read more...

Is C2 auditing widely used? Should it be more widely used? Steve Jones talks about the subject of auditing in today's editorial.  Read more...