Tag Archives: security

SQL Server Truncate Table Permissions

Posted on March 7, 2011 by way0utwest

I saw a note recently where someone asked what permissions were needed for a user to execute TRUNCATE TABLE. In previous versions we needed ownership of the table or DBO level permissions. I had thought this was changed in SQL … Continue reading →

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Bad IT People

Posted on March 2, 2011 by way0utwest

It’s going to happen. Someone, somewhere, is going to deliberately compromise security and abuse their position as an administrator. Hopefully it doesn’t happen at your company, but the longer you are in IT, the better chance you have of being … Continue reading →

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Slow Fixes

Posted on February 17, 2011 by way0utwest

Today we have an editorial reprinted from Jan 15, 2006 as Steve is on vacation. There’s an interesting piece at the Washington Post on Microsoft’s delays in releasing patches, with some analysis showing that when the flaw is disclosed to … Continue reading →

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Cloud Hacking

Posted on February 3, 2011 by way0utwest

Not everyone is down on the cloud. Apparently someone found a great use for pay-as-you-go computing in the cloud by using it to hack wireless networks. What’s next, someone using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to find security holes in police patrols … Continue reading →

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