Microsoft is aiming to shore up the security of its SQL Server database management software. The next version of SQL Server, code-named "Yukon," will include a long list of new security-related ...

Examine the similarities and differences between Windows security and SQL Server security and you'll find that most of the concepts you already know from managing a network will map quite nicely into ...

How to protect your database from SQL injection, data theft, rogue users, and well-meaning meddlers without tying your environment in knots Like so much of IT, database security requirements largely ...

Security by default – protecting the enterprise in SQL Server 2025Issued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 25 Mar 2026 ...

A few days ago, Microsoft shocked us when it announced that it would soon bring its SQL Server database to Linux. It’ll take until 2017 before SQL Server will be available on Linux, though. Until then ...

SQL Server has a long list of roles for server, database, and applications that outline things like permissions, data selection and modification, and disk management. Examine how roles play a part in ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...

Sentrigo discovered a new security hole in SQL Server, but so far Microsoft isn't paying attention. Let me show you why they should Last week Sentrigo brought a security hole in SQL Server to my ...

July 9 marked the end of "extended support" for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, the last five-year phase of Microsoft's overall 10-year product lifecycle for these products. The two servers ...

In that case, SQL Server will not maintain the password but instead trusts Windows for the security. In a Windows network, you only need one login to gain access to the server and then you control ...

SEATTLE — In the aftermath of the Slammer worm that wreaked havoc with many SQL Server users early this year, Microsoft Corp. is trying to make its database software more secure. But there’s still ...