Tag Archives: security

Lower Your Attack Surface Area

Posted on March 19, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s no surprise that our systems are under attack by all sorts of criminals. Some organized, some opportunistic, some just aiming for vandalism. We need to protect our digital systems to prevent issues, and a part of better protection is … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #183: Improving Permission Management

Posted on February 26, 2025 by way0utwest

This is my (late) answer to my own invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #183. I was very busy a few weeks ago when the invite when out (glad it was scheduled) and I never got this done. This post looks at … Continue reading →

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Is Ransomware Fading?

Posted on February 19, 2025 by way0utwest

There were less ransomware payments in the second half of 2024, according to research from cryptocurrency tracing firms. There were certainly some high profile attacks, but this matches with my impressions from talking with lots of fellow data professionals around … Continue reading →

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Get a PAT in Azure DevOps

Posted on January 27, 2025 by way0utwest

I have a presentation recently on Continuous Integration Using Local Agents in Azure DevOps and one of the things I do in there is get a PAT for Azure DevOps to use in configuring an agent. This post shows how … Continue reading →

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