Examine the similarities and differences between Windows security and SQL Server security and you'll find that most of the concepts you already know from managing a network will map quite nicely into ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

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Microsoft has fixed over 80 vulnerabilities including two publicly disclosed zero-days in its latest Patch Tuesday release ...

I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

July 9 marked the end of "extended support" for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, the last five-year phase of Microsoft's overall 10-year product lifecycle for these products. The two servers ...

Sentrigo discovered a new security hole in SQL Server, but so far Microsoft isn't paying attention. Let me show you why they should Last week Sentrigo brought a security hole in SQL Server to my ...

If you manage a Windows server currently, then you're familiar with security from the user and group standpoint. Whether you're using the older LAN Manager structure (Windows NT-style domains), the ...

In that case, SQL Server will not maintain the password but instead trusts Windows for the security. In a Windows network, you only need one login to gain access to the server and then you control ...