Rogue Colleagues

Can you trust your colleagues? We all want to, but there are always temptations, especially when life gets hard. Steve wonders today how we look at the issues of security inside of our organizations.

The PostgreSQL Role Part 1

Learn the basics of PostgreSQL security with roles in this article.

Changing the Default

Which Data Comes First?

Securing All Your Connections

Microsoft is recommending more security for SQL Servers, including dev and test instances. Do you agree this is a good idea? Would you implement this?

Understanding Power BI Security Options - Row-Level, Column-Level and Object-Level Security

In this article, learn how to control access levels to various data and parts of Power BI reports using row-level security as well as column and object-level security.

The Secure Enclave

Validating Password Expiration

Steve notes that password expiration is important for SQL Logins, but he knows this isn't always configured when logins are created, or checked later to see if it is still enabled.

Demystifying Best Practices and Enhancing RDS security with Amazon GuardDuty

This article looks at four security best practices for protecting databases in AWS along with how GuardDuty can be used to provide additional security.

The Public Perception of Security Issues

The way the public thinks about security issues isn't always accurate, but we have to accept that and learn to respond in a professional manner.