A Security Control Inconsistently Applied Is Not a Control
Some things and readings today reminded me of this: a security control inconsistently applied is not a control. The whole...
2009-02-27
2,819 reads
Brian Kelley
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First Impressions of the Kindle 2
As I blogged about previously, I had decided to go ahead and pre-order the Kindle 2. It was slated for...
2009-02-27
1,542 reads
You Must Trust Someone
After some recent talks with security folks and auditors, one of the things I have had a hard time getting across is that you must trust those folks responsible for account and server management when it comes to securing your data. Yes, you can put in...
2009-02-26
2,549 reads
Determining if a Server Principal Owns Database Objects
This question comes up a lot in the forums: "How do I know if the login owns any objects?" Usually...
2009-02-24
7,420 reads
Excel Malformed File Vulnerability - Remote Code Execution
Today, Microsoft release a security advisory about a new vulnerability in Microsoft Excel. This one affects both PCs and Macs....
2009-02-24
1,808 reads
Detecting When a Login Has Implicit Access to a Database
Yesterday I blogged about how to figure out what database principals corresponded to what server principals. The key is to...
2009-02-23
1,874 reads
New Video Appearing on Front Page of JumpStart TV
All of the videos I've done are up under my profile. However, the video for The difference between GRANT, DENY...
2009-02-23
1,498 reads
Mapping Database Principals to Server Principals
A question on the forum asked how to find all the database mappings for a particular login. If you're on SQL...
2009-02-22
9,817 reads
Looking Forward to Getting My Kindle 2
When the Kindle 2 was first announced, I debated about whether or not to get it. Then I realized I...
2009-02-21
1,369 reads
Adobe Acrobat/Reader 0day - Disable JavaScript
There is an active attack in the wild for the newly announced Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader vulnerability. While the...
2009-02-20
2,065 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
how to write this query?
Hi everyone I asked this earlier but the desired outcome is a bit different...
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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