While the on-premises version of SQL Server 2016 is still making its way to general availability, Microsoft has actually been using the same codebase to power Azure’s SQL database service.

After the SQL Slammer virus of the early 2000s, SQL Server made security a huge aspect of its feature set, and, as a database, is ahead of the pack in terms of security features. It is SQL Server ...

Idera SQL Compliance Manager Data security and regulatory compliance requirements have become increasingly stringent. As a result, DBAs are tasked with the monumental job of providing an accurate ...

The company says it's tightening up security in "Yukon," the next version of its SQL Server database management software, to make it easier to plug holes--and to keep hackers out.

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 ...

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

Security firm HBGary was devastatingly attacked in 2011 after members of the Anonymous collective discovered SQL injection flaws in a custom-developed content management system.

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 ...