Microsoft Confirms SQL Zero-Day Security Vulnerability—Here’s The Fix

Microsoft has confirmed that a hacker who successfully exploits a zero-day SQL vulnerability could gain system administrator privileges. Here’s how to fix it.
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IDERA Announces New Tools to Make SQL Server Security and Compliance Easier

SQL Compliance Manager is a database auditing solution that monitors and tracks changes to SQL Server objects and data, and sends alerts on suspicious activity. The product also generates audit ...
Business Wire

ManageEngine SQLDBManager Plus Adds SQL Server Audit Reports

SEATTLE & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced the availability of SQL Server Audit reports in SQLDBManager Plus, its availability ...
Redmond Magazine

The Database Admin's Security Burden

Why: "This unique session is an 'audit' of a full-day workshop, covering the basics of the computing security landscape, and the Data Professional's responsibilities within it." Register to attend ...
Business Wire

IDERA Updates Toolset for SQL Server Security and Compliance

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDERA (a division of Idera, Inc.), a provider of powerful database productivity tools, today announced the latest release of its SQL Security Suite, including SQL Secure and ...
MCPmag

SQL Server 2000 Security Secrets

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server Security In-Depth: System Administrators

In my next several posts, I'd like to take a good look at SQL Server security. We'll primarily focus on SQL Server 2008 R2, which is the latest release. Many of the concepts I plan to discuss will ...