Attacks on Unsecured Databases
Unsecured databases are a problem, but someone is fighting this issue by wiping them out.
2020-08-11
195 reads
Security
A Data Attack
A ransomware attack takes down Garmin, not just the company, but also Steve's data. He has a few thoughts about what this might mean for our data.
2020-08-10
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2020-08-06
231 reads
Hacking the Admin
A Twitter hack brings into the question of who can make changes in production for Steve.
2020-07-22
470 reads
Generate Role Member Reports using dbatools and the ImportExcel PowerShell modules
Being able to get information and save it on a Excel as a report can be a common and tedious task. What if we could join dbatools and ImportExcel PorwerShell modules to accomplish this in a easier and fast way? We will see how to export roles and its' member and save that info on a multi spreadsheet Excel file with handy tables ready to be explored.
2020-06-30
7,066 reads
Jumping Air Gaps
There are all sorts of viruses, worms, and malware out in the world, and some of us have had to deal with them at different points in our career. SQL Slammer was particularly memorable for me, but there were plenty of non data related virus issues I've had to work on at various employers. To […]
2020-05-27
220 reads
Defending Against Ransomware
Many more companies that you have heard about have been attacked by ransomware. Steve suggests you get prepared before this happens to you.
2020-05-12
210 reads
Remote Data Challenges
While working remotely, we still need good security practices and strong data protection.
2020-05-06
217 reads
A Security Regression
Marriott has had another security breach. Does this mean they aren't taking security seriously? Steve has a few thoughts.
2020-04-30
113 reads
2020-04-23
184 reads
Blogs
Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)
By Vinay Thakur
This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...
Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container
In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...
Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...
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Question of the Day
Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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