Querying Master Database DMVs in Azure SQL Database

Learn how you can query information in the logical server's master database from an Azure SQL Database.

Data for Defense

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center actively works to track the world's hackers and help warn us when we become the object of their attacks.

The Schema Name

Setting a default schema

Azure Sphere

The Azure Sphere project is a great piece of research at Microsoft that might help us data professionals with security.

Losing The Security Game

Losing the security game is no fun when data is involved. Steve points out some things you should be doing.

More Network Restrictions

The rise of attacks is something Steve thinks will trigger more network protection, something data professionals will need to work with.

6 steps to a more secure SQL database

Security is often something people think about only after they have had a problem. Given that the average cost of a data breach is $3.92 million (SecurityIntelligence 2019) and ransomware attacks have increased 97% over the past 2 years (PhishMe 2019), the "if it's not broke, don't fix it" approach can clearly be catastrophic. Here […]

Beware, More Ransomware is Coming

Ransomware has become a large problem in the last few years, and Steve thinks this will continue to increase because of insurance payouts.

Server Roles