Amazon’s Concept of Ownership and Technical Debt

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’m reading Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader. In talking about Amazon’s pursuit of a second headquarters, John Rossman wrote the following regarding ownership: Amazon’s second leadership...

2019-06-12

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#tsql2sday – A Letter to My 20 Year-Old Self

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Self, I am writing this to you in my mid 40s. I know when I was 20, I wasn’t thinking about 30, much less 40. Here’s some advice I’d...

2019-06-11

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Building Your Brand Right

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was interviewed yesterday by Stephen Wynkoop (twitter) for the upcoming SSWUG Virtual Conference on May 23rd. One of the questions was about how to keep management engaged on...

2019-06-07 (first published: 2019-05-21)

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Mitre’s ATT&CK Security Framework

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Mitre’s ATT&CK security framework was mentioned often at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference. I admit that I’m not well-versed on it, yet. However, its purpose makes sense....

2019-06-07

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Sysinternals – A Swiss Army Knife for IT Pros

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’m at the Techno Security and Digital Forensics conference in Myrtle Beach again this year. I sat in on a presentation about performing malware analysis. The analyst began with...

2019-06-06

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Security Controls: CISA vs. CISSP

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

When looking at the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam, we focus on teaching 3 types of controls: Preventative – keeps an incident from occurring Detective – Identifies the...

2019-06-04

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Mini-Rant: Spoofed Phone Numbers and Trust

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’ve seen this more and more over the last year: I receive a phone call with a number that indicates it’s coming from a town or city near me....

2019-05-24

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Same Webcast, New Name: Introduction to Auditing Features in SQL Server

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’m giving another webcast through MSSQLTips.com. This one is on May 9, 2019, at 3 PM EDT. It’s called Introduction to Auditing Features in SQL Server. We renamed it...

2019-05-07

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Midlands PASS – Next Meeting and Summit Discount Code

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Midlands PASS is an official PASS chapter located in Columbia, SC, USA. Here’s an update about our schedule, as well as the PASS discount code. No May or June...

2019-05-06

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Webcast: Auditing SQL Server from the Ground Up

• by Brian Kelley

• Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I’m giving another webcast through MSSQLTips.com. This one is on May 9, 2019, at 3 PM EDT. It’s called Auditing SQL Server from the Ground Up. You can register...

2019-05-01

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