Brian Kelley

Brian Kelley is an author, columnist, and Microsoft SQL Server MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress), Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox), and Introduction to SQL Server (Texas Publishing). Brian currently serves as an infrastructure and security architect. He has also served as a senior Microsoft SQL Server DBA, database architect, developer, and incident response team lead.

Interests: Chess, Reading, Soccer (Football), Baseball, Animals, Theology

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Nmap 4.68 Available

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The network scanner Nmap has a new version out, 4.68. The GUI interface (Zenmap) which comes with the Windows installer version...

2008-08-01

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Members speaking at User Groups

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

The Midlands PASS chapter is approaching two years old. We've had some great speakers from the outside like MVPs Brian...

2008-07-31

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Microsoft Has a New Testing Mechanism - Not a Sim

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

It looks like Microsoft is working with Prometric to put out a different way of testing for certification. Basically, it's...

2008-07-31

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Reminder - Midlands PASS August Meeting

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Speaker: Darren Herbold
Midlands PASS Chapter - August 7, 2008 Meeting
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold our normally scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 7,...

2008-07-31

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Panel Interview Part III Posted

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, Part III of the SQL Server panel interview has been posted on-line. A name I...

2008-07-30

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SQL Server Panel Interview

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

I was asked by Odin Jobs to participate in an email interview on SQL Server. Joining me on the panel...

2008-07-29

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SQL Server Security: Pros and Cons of Application Roles

by Brian Kelley

SQLServerCentral.com

Security

Application roles often interesting possibilities in theory. In practice? Brian explores how they work and some of the pros/cons you should consider before selecting them for use in your applications.

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2008-07-25 (first published: 2003-08-27)

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Midlands PASS August Meeting

by Brian Kelley

Databases – Infrastructure – Security

Speaker: Darren Herbold
Midlands PASS Chapter - August 7, 2008 Meeting
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold our normally scheduled meeting on Thursday, August 7,...

2008-07-24

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