Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Data Encryption
Hitting close to home, SC Governor Nikki Haley noted that after the SC Department of Revenue breach was reported, that the IRS didn't...
2013-06-07
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Brian Kelley
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Why Anti-Virus Offers Limited Protection
Sitting in the first Keynote for the 2013 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference, I was not surprised to hear Kevin...
2013-06-06
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From the 2013 Techno Security Conference - Cloud Computing and Digital Forensics
I'm processing through my notes for the 2013 Techno Security Conference, which is finishing up today with post-cons. Of all...
2013-06-05
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Notes from 2013 Techno Security Conference Tuesday Keynote
There's enough from this morning's 2013 Techno Security and Forensics Investigation Conference to split into multiple blog posts. I'll focus this...
2013-06-04
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SQL Server security webinar series is coming soon!
I've gotten in contact with most of the speakers who submitted SQL Server security talks for the PASS Summit. All...
2013-06-04 (first published: 2013-05-30)
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Notes from the First Day of the 2013 Techno Security Conference
The Techno Security & Forensics Security Conference is held in conjunction with the Mobile Forensic Conference each year in Myrtle Beach,...
2013-06-03
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SQL Saturday Charleston!
Finally.... SQL Saturday has come back to... South Carolina! (with apologies to The Rock)
After the last SQL Saturday in Columbia,...
2013-05-30
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Security and SSIS webinar recording available
If you missed the webinar Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) and I presented today or you had technical difficulties, here's the...
2013-05-29
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SSIS Security Presentation today, May 29th
Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) and I are teaming up to do a security presentation today on SSIS. It's scheduled for 11 AM...
2013-05-29
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You Must Cross Teams for Sound Security
I've given a couple of security presentations recently where I talked about how you must keep track of how security...
2013-05-29
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers