Reminder: #SQLChat at lunch today

This is a reminder that we’ll having a #SQLChat this afternoon at 12 PM EDT. Here are the details:
SQLChat: Do...

SQLChat on Wednesday, Webinar on Thursday!

I’m participating in two community activities this week. One is a #SQLCchat on Twitter and the other is a webinar...

I wrote a SQL Server auditing whitepaper!

I recently collaborated with Idera to produce a short whitepaper on the top 5 things to audit in SQL Server...

Not More Than 16 Characters?!?

Microsoft, you’re killing me. This is the warning I received when typing in a password for Office 365:

I blinked when...

Protecting Against Delete without Where

If I’m doing any manual work with T-SQL, I always begin every set of data change operations with BEGIN TRAN...

A Different Type of Currency

Recently, a member of the community lamented that folks weren’t willing to provide an email address for free training. This...

Sights that just scream, “No!”

I’m at a conference, specifically a security conference. So I looked at the available WiFi connections. Among the conference and hotel specific...

Slides from 2016 Techno Security & Mobile Forensics Conference

I’ve completed both of my presentations at the 2016 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference (#technosecurity). If you were able...

Congrats to MSSQLTips on 10 Years!

MSSQLTips has posted about their 10 years as a resource to the SQL Server community. It’s where I do the...

Stored Procedures and SQL Injection

Why do stored procedures help with security? In this piece, MVP Brian Kelley explains why SQL Injection and information gathering are hampered with stored procedures.