David Kahn, legendary author, has passed away
I first saw this at Schneier on Security. David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers, has passed away at 93. The Codebreakers was considered the best book on the history...
2024-02-05
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Brian Kelley
- Interests: Chess, Reading, Soccer (Football), Baseball, Animals, Theology
ISACA Journal Article on AI
The first issue of 2024 for the ISACA Journal has been published and the articles are available both in written and on-line format. I have a regular column on...
2024-02-02
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BI Training with Eugene Meidinger
I’ve known Eugene Meidinger (SQLGene) for a number of years and we share a lot of interests outside of technology. We’re both avid boardgame and card game players, though...
2024-01-31
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Videos from MITRE ATT&CKcon 4.0
If you aren’t familiar with the ATT&CK framework and knowledge base, it’s a tool to help classify and understand cyberattacks. Recently (Oct 2023), ATT&CKcon 4.0 was held and MITRE...
2024-01-29
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SQL Server documentation refresh: Logical and physical showplan operator reference
Understanding query plans is key to successful query tuning in Microsoft SQL Server. Randolph West of the Microsoft docs team posted on Thursday that the logical and physical showplan...
2024-01-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #170 – Learning from Failure
So what did I learn? I think a better question is, "What did I re-learn?"
2024-01-26 (first published: 2024-01-09)
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Is that the right question to ask?
This is not a “clickbait” title, but an important consideration when it comes to developing technical solutions. Let me give you an example between two questions for SQL Server...
2023-11-29 (first published: 2023-11-17)
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Giving a Security Webinar this Wednesday
If you haven’t already signed up, on November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time, I’m presenting a webinar on how to harden SQL Server. Link to Register...
2023-11-27
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Webinar: How to Harden SQL Server
On November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time, I'm presenting a webinar on how to harden SQL Server.
2023-11-15
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Product Review: DataVeil
If you’re looking at data masking tools, I recently was able to review the DataVeil solution. Quite simply, getting production data out of non-production environments is still a big...
2023-09-19
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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A Fun Computer Quote
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