SQL Data Discovery and Classification
With the recent data protection laws and the implementation of GDPR last year, it is imperative for us to know the type of data our databases are storing. This...
2019-05-08
Data Privacy and Protection
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2019-05-08
Security Considerations for ERP Applications
Security is, or at least should be, the priority for any IT system. In this article, Cynthia Dzikiti discusses the security aspects of ERP systems and some of the techniques used to protect data.
2019-05-08
GDPR in the USA
GDPR enforcement began in May of 2018, but if you are doing business in the US, you may not think it applies to you. Grant Fritchey explains why you might be wrong about that and why you need to act now.
2019-05-08
Data breach notifications don’t need to be scary
Ever since the GDPR was introduced, the subject of data breach notifications has worried a lot of people. How do you write one? What do you need to include? What will the ramifications be? Will it make your customers run for the hills? Will it get you fired?
2019-05-03
Defending Democracies Against Information Attacks
To better understand influence attacks, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society proposed an approach that models democracy itself as an information system and explains how democracies are vulnerable to certain forms of information attacks that autocracies naturally resist.
2019-05-03
Why Isn't GDPR Being Enforced?
Politico has a long article making the case that the lead GDPR regulator, Ireland, has too cozy a relationship with Silicon Valley tech companies to effectively regulate their privacy practices.
2019-05-03
Scary Data Collection
More and more data is being captured and analyzed all the time. At the same time, there are varying expectations of privacy that aren't always shared between the subjects of data and the collectors. Steve has a few thoughts on how this will play out for data professionals.
2019-04-18
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New Federal Data Breach Bill Debuts in Senate
The new bill is getting early support from prominent Democrats and could require enterprises meet tighter security measures and new notification rules.
2019-04-15
Another Laptop Theft Exposes 21K Patients' Data
Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is in the process of notifying more than 21,000 patients that a stolen laptop has exposed some of their most sensitive personal information.
2019-04-15
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Initial Config of tempdb
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Initial Config of tempdb
What are the initial config sizes for the tempdb primary data files, secondary data files, and log files in SQL Server 2022?
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