Today's reality is that cybercriminals are increasingly using AI to develop better attacks. This is just the latest reported technique, probably because it's starting to be used more often....
2025-09-12 (first published: 2025-08-21)
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I thought it would be good to put my thoughts down on how to prepare for a certification. I don't know how many posts I will make on this,...
2025-09-05 (first published: 2025-09-04)
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If you're not having success in convincing your organization to send you to this year's PASS Data Community Summit, you could win a 3-day registration by submitting some basic...
2025-08-29 (first published: 2025-08-12)
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I refresh my test SQL Servers at least monthly with a fresh VM. Setting up directories, installing SQL Server, setting up security, and restoring databases all take time. And...
2025-08-28
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For those testing SQL Server 2025 before it officially releases, Microsoft has made the first release candidate available. There's a lengthy article on all the new features that are...
2025-08-26
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How long has AI been around in different domains? What was it called before we starting using the phrase, "Artificial Intelligence?" Is Clippy included in said history? Here is...
2025-08-22 (first published: 2025-08-05)
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If you are responsible for securing databases, SQL Servers and others, I would strongly urge you to read the following post by Andreas Wolter, former data security PM for...
2025-08-18 (first published: 2025-07-30)
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There are always bad actors who will seek to get access to and, likely, exfiltrate (exfil) the data. But they don't want to get caught; they don't want to...
2025-08-11
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On August 6, 2025, Microsoft announced a vulnerability with hybrid deployments because of a shared service principal between the Exchange on-premises deployment and Exchange Online. The vulnerability is found...
2025-08-07
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Back in June I blogged about pig butchering and the amount of reported losses we're seeing here in the United States of America. This type of cyber scam is...
2025-08-06
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Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To...
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How can I start SQL Server on Linux in single-user mode to restore the master database?
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