Security plans can change depening on whether you're looking to implement in an SMB, multi-server, or enterprise environment.. Until now, we've just been looking at each of the security layers in SQL ...

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 ...

While SQL Server 2008 was little more than a service-pack level upgrade, the 2012 version of Microsoft’s database has a boatload of new features and delivers solid performance improvements.

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made it possible to connect to its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service using static routing, while also allowing enterprises to run SQL Server within the private cloud, ...

This list is a companion piece to the Secure Web server installation portion of SearchSecurity.com's Intrusion Defense School lesson on Web attack prevention and defense. Check out the companion ...