Ever been placed into a new environment and couldn't
find an ounce of documentation? This article is the first in a series that will help you make an audit of your new environment
and determine if any SQL Server login does not have a password, has a password the same as the login name or a password that is only one character long.
2002-04-02
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Sooner or later everyone who works with SQL Server hears that it is better to avoid dynamic SQL at all cost. Dynamic SQL will force you to give out more permissions than static SQL. This article by Robert Marda shows you some of the security issues with dynamic SQL.
2002-02-27
12,970 reads
Continuing with the Worst Practices Series: Steve Jones examines why encryption in the database is a bad idea.
2002-01-08
8,436 reads
The major part of the article, however, is dedicated to a topic that often confuses people and leads to some of the strongest disagreements among IT professionals and developers: the benefits and drawbacks of enforcing security in the middle (or business) tier versus the data tier.
2001-12-25
1,855 reads
Happy Holidays database administrators! As a parting present before you go home for your year-end break, Microsoft has announced a security problem in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
2001-12-24
6,570 reads
This document introduces the new security features of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. New features are outlined, and a detailed discussion is provided about how to best implement security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain environment. Source code examples are included for developers who want to implement the security model immediately.
2001-12-06
1,547 reads
One of the strengths of SQL Server is its ease of management and administration over other systems. Oracle, DB2, even early versions of SQL Server required command line mastery to make many types of changes. But should you really be using the GUI for most of your tasks?
2001-12-04
6,238 reads
This past week, a worm virus began to attack SQL Servers on the internet that hold a blank password. Read some of the details about what this virus can do here.
2001-12-03
13,228 reads
Continuing with Andy Warren's series on Worst Practices for a DBA, Steve Jones joins in this week with his worst practice.
2001-11-06
7,248 reads
Microsoft has announced a new security program to help system administrators secure their sites. Worth a read.
2001-10-19
4,120 reads
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