Detecting Logins

A recent issue with malware and SQL Servers has Steve wondering if you would detect a new, and unapproved, login added to an instance.

Implementing SQL Server Security with Stored Procedures and Views

Learn about how ownership chaining allows you to limit permissions on specific database objects yet give users access through other objects such as views and stored procedures.

When one of your DBA colleagues leaves the company, what is your checklist?

A colleague left the company, a couple of days after SQL Server processes start failing...what do you do?

The Real Life Software Movie Plot

A recent thwarted attack reads like a movie plot.

The New Database Owner

The Best Security for Database Administrators

Today Steve talks about limiting security issues for administrators.

Can You Catch SQL Injection?

Steve found an attack against Google's SQL database that their SREs detected.

Better Government Security Through DevOps

DevOps can help provide better security for your databases.

Recover database encrypted modules code with dbatools

If you own a database with encrypted modules but you don't have a decrypted version, this can be a horror story.
Learn how to get back the code of the encrypted modules using dbatools.

Attacks on Unsecured Databases

Unsecured databases are a problem, but someone is fighting this issue by wiping them out.