2020-08-06
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Security
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
7,001 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
219 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
207 reads
Remote Data Challenges
While working remotely, we still need good security practices and strong data protection.
2020-05-06
216 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
182 reads
BYOD Fingerprint Concerns
Fingerprints provide some security, but a research suggests not necessarily much. Steve has a few thoughts.
2020-04-15
85 reads
Don't Lose Data Without a Hacker
Data loss shouldn't come from simple misconfiguration. As Steve notes, if no hacking is involved, you shouldn't lose data.
2020-03-19
100 reads
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers