I don't know for sure either, but reading the FAQ, it seems like this wasn't a 3rd party hack but perhaps two employees abusing their privileges. I can picture a...

Our company has a mobile app that allows customers to make payments, update contact info, look at purchase history, etc. We have an enterprise data warehouse that works great for...

When we provision a instance, we will set SQL Server max mem so that at least 4 - 8 GB memory is free for both Widows and SSMS. If I'm...

"Or maybe you've done it once or twice and forgotten about it."

Well, once you've deployed an Availability Group, it's impossible to just forget about about. It's an endless source of...

Extremely good advise, Steve. I'll add just one thing and that's if you find you need to look for another job, it might mean relocating, if the opportunities aren't...

Most of the organizations I've worked for were IT centric - where folks tend to be rational, competent, and focused on their job. The better employers will weed out individuals...

Any candidate who fails to get the joke doesn't get a 2nd interview. 🙂

Organizations that hoard data indiscriminately and fail to properly secure data should be seen as robber barons who cheat the system and put the public at risk. We should judge...

So do you want the government to have a searchable database of all the flights taken?

If the airlines have to keep it, and the government can draw from it...

I was under the impression that post 9/11, the airlines were required to maintain better records about flight passengers. I guess the questions being asked about CPOVID19 are substantially different...

Everyone in our IT department are working from home now. Our VPN and collaboration apps have held up well - practically no issues from what I've observed. This work from...

I'm simply saying we have to maintain perspective and resist the urge to let hysteria and conspiracy theories affect our...

Yes, society's [response] to the Corona virus...

".. I'd like to think this is a short term crisis, but I really have no idea. As I look back week to week, I barely recognize the world. Things...

Explain this title: "Don't Lose Data [Without a Hacker]"