SQL Server Data Classification Comes Alive

Overview Microsoft SQL Server 2012 introduced a feature called data classification, which allows you to mark certain columns with labels, indicating that these columns contain sensitive or special-handling data. For instance, you may want to mark a column containing credit card numbers as "confidential", or sales numbers as "management only". The problem is that you […]

Getting Beyond Passwords

Steve doesn't think that we will get beyond passwords.

SQL Server Data Masking: a comparison with Gallium Data

Introduction In SQL Server 2016, Microsoft introduced a new feature called dynamic data masking, which allows you to mask the values of certain columns and keep that data hidden from certain users, without having to modify your applications. Let's take a look at how SQL Server does data masking, and compare it to the way Gallium Data […]

The Row-Level Security Function

Ransomware: A world under threat

Ransomware has threatened many organizations over the past few years. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the history of ransomware and what needs to be done to protect against it.

SQL Server Row-Level Security: A Comparison with Gallium Data

A quick look at how the native SQL Server Row-Level Security compares with Gallium Data's solution for limiting access to rows of data.

Row-Level Security Predicates

Dropping the Aggregate

Cybersecurity threats

Not a week goes by without news of a new cyberattack. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the cybersecurity threats in today’s world.

Maybe It Is DNS

It might be DNS is the problem more often in the future. Steve notes the attacks on this system are rising.