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 ...

How to protect your database from SQL injection, data theft, rogue users, and well-meaning meddlers without tying your environment in knots ...

He applauded the security enhancements planned for SQL Server 2005 as well as database mirroring, which can create the appearance of uptime even though a data center may be lost. “It’s really ...

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.

The highlights of the newest version of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 take security and visibility upgrades of earlier versions and move toward availability, simplicity, and consistency. With only ...

“Security is the most important thing in our business,” said Gordon Mangione, vice president in charge of SQL Server. Microsoft had already started to focus more resources on SQL Server ...

SQL Server has come a long way in the past 5 years, though the history seems to linger. Let's look at the recent history and see what the story is with database vulnerabilities.

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.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 allows administrators to configure database security flexibly, and supports the U.S. government certification for C2-level installations in sensitive environments.

Microsoft will end security support for SQL Server 2005 in April 2016, and higher education IT leaders must prepare to upgrade.