Speaking at oPASS on March 8th
I will be at oPASS on March 8th (Thursday) in Orlando, Florida. I'll give a preview of the talk I'm giving...
2012-03-01
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Presenting Two Sessions at SQLRally
I just received great news that one of my sessions, Attacking SQL Server, was picked by the community for SQLRally....
2012-02-27
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New Article: Exploiting SQL Server via CONTROL SERVER permissions
I have a new article up at MSSQLTips.com, covering what someone can do with CONTROL SERVER. Most folks know to...
2012-02-27
1,743 reads
A Plea: Have your guidance documentation reviewed
Today one of my auditors sent me her matrix for auditing Microsoft SQL Server. I had seen part of it...
2012-02-23
1,237 reads
Two Sessions Up for Vote at SQLRally!
I received great news last week that one of my sessions, Windows Operating System Internals for DB Pros, was accepted,...
2012-02-21
867 reads
USB/Flash Drive Security
Gone are the days when remote drives were easy to detect because there was some size to them. Nowadays USB...
2012-02-15 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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See You at SQL Saturday!
I've been asked this question a few times, and Columbia, SC isn't hosting a SQL Saturday this year. Bobby Dimmick...
2012-02-13
1,183 reads
Slides and Scripts from Idera February webcast
For those who've asked, here are the slides and scripts from my SQL Server auditing webinar with Idera:
Presentation (.PDF)Scripts (.ZIP)
If...
2012-02-10
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Webcast: Successfully Meeting Your Audits for SQL Server
Tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern I'll be giving a webcast in conjection with Idera and MSSQLTips.com:
Registration for Successfully Meeting Your...
2012-02-07
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New article: Identifying What Runs at Startup on SQL Server
Another article has published over at MSSQLTips.com. This one covers how to identify what stored procedures are set to run when...
2012-01-30
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers