Tag Archives: security

Not on the Same Page

Posted on September 14, 2011 by way0utwest

DBAs don’t get security? That’s surprising to me, but it’s the first line of this piece on the gap between DBAs and security staffin many companies. Apparently according to a survey, most DBAs don’t apply security patches very often, don’t manage … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Life or Death

Posted on September 12, 2011 by way0utwest

It sounds like something out of a fictional story, but could there be a data breach that might result in a person’s death? I read a book recently called Medical error in which a patient dies because of an allergy. … Continue reading →

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Create a Login – Basic Skill #3

Posted on September 12, 2011 by way0utwest

This post is part of a series based on my presentation The Top Ten Skills You Need for SQL Server. This post is part of Skill #3 – Setup Security. I wrote about the basic security model for SQL Server, … Continue reading →

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From Vandalism to Serious Crime

Posted on September 6, 2011 by way0utwest

It seems that there are relatively few very talented hackers that can break into your systems. The vast majority of data breaches and issues are from one of two attack vectors: social engineering or script kiddies. Social engineering is hard … Continue reading →

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