Security analysts last week warned of a self-propagating worm targeting Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server software. The worm, called SQLSnake, scans for and attacks Internet-connected SQL Server accounts ...

Ok, for SQL server 2000, I need to change the account it runs under. I know you need to go to the Enterprise Manager, find the database, right click, properties, choose security tab, and at the ...

They created accounts in SQL Server, and Windows was ignorant of these accounts. SQL Server has continued with this concept, largely for maintaining backward compatibility.

Understand SQL Server Security SQL Server grew out of the UNIX world, and administrators maintained accounts (at that time) in a fashion similar to the "no domain" scenario in Windows. They created ...

SQL Server 2008 continues to do so. The SQL Server polices that can be enforced include password complexity, password expiration, and account lockouts.

MS SQL Server is by far the most common DBMS that attackers target, probably due to its tight integration with Windows. Brute-force credential guessing attacks against database servers are ramping up ...