Brian Kelley

Brian Kelley is an author, columnist, and Microsoft SQL Server MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress), Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox), and Introduction to SQL Server (Texas Publishing). Brian currently serves as an infrastructure and security architect. He has also served as a senior Microsoft SQL Server DBA, database architect, developer, and incident response team lead.

Interests: Chess, Reading, Soccer (Football), Baseball, Animals, Theology

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[Coping] Dum Spiro Spero

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Dum Spiro Spero – “While I breathe, I hope.” Because it’s the motto for South Carolina, it’s on the state seal. As a result, it is part of The...

2020-09-23

40 reads

[Coping] The Five Minute Journal

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Reading Steve Jones’ posts about daily coping and seeing how it has affected me in a positive way, I’ve decided to share some of the things I’ve done to...

2020-08-14 (first published: 2020-07-30)

306 reads

Webcast – Principles of Data Modeling

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Tomorrow, June 11, 2020, at 3 PM Eastern I’m giving a webcast on the Principles of Data Modeling. Sign up link: https://www.mssqltips.com/sql-server-webcast-signup/?id=822 Here’s what we’ll be covering: You’ve been...

2020-06-10

46 reads

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...

2020-06-08 (first published: 2020-05-22)

347 reads

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

25 reads

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

43 reads

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

24 reads

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)

206 reads

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

19 reads

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

30 reads

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Brian Kelley

[Coping] Dum Spiro Spero

[Coping] The Five Minute Journal

Webcast – Principles of Data Modeling

Watch out for your own confirmation bias

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

New Article: Understanding SQL Server Ownership Chaining

Upcoming Webinar: Learning from Data Breaches

Cross-Post: Learning From Technology’s Past

Webinar Postponement and #SQLPASS group leaders heads up

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

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