Watch out for your own confirmation bias

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

First, a true story: I was a senior in high school, applying for college. One of the colleges I applied for was the Naval Academy. As part of the...

2020-05-22

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New Webinar with Kevin Kline: Learning from Data Breaches, a Deeper Dive

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve done a follow-on to my webinar with Kevin Kline on Learning from Data Breaches. Here we’ll talk about some specific technologies that come out of the box with...

2020-05-12

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New Article: Understanding SQL Server Ownership Chaining

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Back in January I gave a presentation to a small group of folks on foundational SQL Server security items. The last thing I covered was the concept of ownership...

2020-04-21

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Upcoming Webinar: Learning from Data Breaches

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Recently I partnered up with Kevin Kline (SentryOne blog | twitter) and SentryOne to record a webinar on learning from data breaches. We start by talking about Mitre’s ATT&CK...

2020-04-13

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Cross-Post: Learning From Technology’s Past

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Cross-posted from the ISACA Now Blog: “This is the song that doesn’t end. Yes it goes on and on, my friends.” – Lewis, S., “The Song That Never Ends,” Lamb-chop’s...

2020-03-20 (first published: 2020-03-11)

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Webinar Postponement and #SQLPASS group leaders heads up

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Yesterday I wrote about three upcoming webinars I’m giving, which you don’t need to be in attendance for. Unfortunately, the one scheduled for next week with Idera and BankDirector...

2020-03-13

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SQL Server Security and Performance Webinars – March 17 – April 8, 2020 #FlattenTheCurve

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, we’re seeing folks react smartly by cancelling or rescheduling events where a large number of folks gather together. We have even seen...

2020-03-12

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Let’s Call It What It Is: Complexity Debt

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Technical debt get deprioritized too often because business sees the word, “technical.” It doesn’t matter what the true meaning is. And it’s a big problem. It really needs proper...

2020-03-09 (first published: 2020-03-02)

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Midlands PASS: SQL Server Security Basics

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Midlands PASS (Columbia, SC) will be meeting on March 3, 2020, for our monthly user meeting. We’ve been on hiatus since the holidays but we should be meeting regularly...

2020-02-27

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Renewed as a Friend of Red Gate

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I recently received the news that I’ve been renewed as a Friend of Red Gate. I’ve been a big fan of Red Gate since the days when SQL Compare...

2020-02-25

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