Admin Rights for Everyone
Steve thinks administrator rights for too many people is a bad idea, but even when it's a limited group, he recommends some sort of governance.
2026-08-26
238 reads
Security
Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles
Learn how you can enable map your security roles in Aurora PostgreSQL to AD groups using Kerberos.
2026-08-26
1,221 reads
The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
From bloated error logs to risky logon triggers, a guide to auditing connections without killing performance.
2026-07-29
2,456 reads
A Security and AI Fail
Security is an important consideration for anyone working with data, but it's especially a concern with AI.
2026-07-15
161 reads
The New Wave of Security Threats
New AI tools are discovering older vulnerabilities in software, as well as new ones. Get ready for a bunch of patches to come out.
2026-05-09
159 reads
Securing Your Databases in 2026: Best Practices for the Evolving Threat Landscape
In 2026, your approach to both applications and databases must be focused on practical and technical real-world operations and use cases rather than just hype.
2026-02-16
Exploiting SQL Server Date Correlation Optimization: How Tampered Backups Enable Cross-Database Data Leaks
This article reveals a critical SQL Server flaw: attackers can weaponize Date Correlation Optimization (DCO) views in restored backups
2026-02-13
No Defaults Passwords Ever
Steve doesn't see a reason why we should have default passwords on systems ever.
2026-01-17
113 reads
Minimally Viable Security
Today Steve talks about the need for a basic level of security in our software.
2026-01-05
123 reads
SQL Server DBaaS Vulnerability: Decrypting System Code & Exfiltrating User Data
Security in cloud environments is both challenging and fascinating, particularly for Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) offerings like Amazon RDS, GCP CloudSQL and Alibaba ApsaraDB RDS. The cloud vendor acts as the system administrator, managing the operating system, patching, and backups, while the user manages their data and databases.
2025-12-03
Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Forums
Alamat BCA KCP GAMA Telp:08218200233
Telp/Wa 62 8218200233 Gama Tower Lt. Dasar Unit B, Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said...
RegEx Functions III
Comments posted to this topic are about the item RegEx Functions III
Optimized Locking in SQL Server 2025: Fewer Locks, Less Blocking, and the Cases It Cannot Fix
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimized Locking in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
See possible answers