I have the option to set the SQL services to run with different user accounts, basically Domain User Account or a Local System account.<BR><BR>Now as I understand it a Domain User Account is often ...

SQL Server 2005 introduced a means to enforce password and lockout policies for SQL Server login accounts when using SQL Server Authentication. SQL Server 2008 continues to do so. The SQL Server ...

SQL Server manages this by creating an account in the database as well. You don't have to make the account names the same, but you'll save yourself a huge amount of stress by keeping everything the ...

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. In ...

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 ...

In the past, the question of how to perform auditing under SQL Server has had a simple answer: Do it yourself. But now, SQL Server 2000 has eased the burden of auditing by introducing an extensive and ...

Transaction logs are a vital yet often overlooked component of database architecture. They are often forgotten because they are not something actively maintained like the schema contained within a ...