Tag Archives: security

A Security and AI Fail

Posted on July 15, 2026 by way0utwest

The AI boom is still growing like crazy. Many organizations are trying to learn how they can use AI to improve operations and become more efficient at a reasonable cost. Plenty of companies are spending crazy amounts of AI tokens, … Continue reading →

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Changing the Owner Removes Permissions: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on July 15, 2026 by way0utwest

This is actually inspired by an article SQL Server Central, which taught me something new. I decided to verify what was in the article and do some research. The summary tl;dr if you change the schema owner, all permissions are … Continue reading →

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The New Wave of Security Threats

Posted on May 9, 2026 by way0utwest

We’ve had quite a few GDR patches for SQL Server released this year. If I glance at the Build Lists I maintain, I see Sept 2025, Nov 2025, Jan 2026, and Mar 2026 GDR patches. That seems rather frequent as … Continue reading →

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A Cloud Dependency Failure from Amazon

Posted on May 6, 2026 by way0utwest

I went to sleep while reading a Kindle book on my phone. I know because my hand dropped and the phone knocked me in the forehead. I set it on the nightstand and went to sleep again. I woke up … Continue reading →

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