When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

Deploy a SQL Server 2022 VM (or Arc-enable an existing SQL Server) with Defender for SQL enabled. Bootstrap a SQL login the simulator can authenticate with. Trigger all 7 attack scenarios ...

Using this template we can configure settings to optimize our SQL Server on Windows by the help of powershell scripts. Configure-Windows-Firewall-SQL-Ports.ps1 is used to to Configure Firewall Rules ...

AI is quickly reshaping the way administrators approach scripting, but for experienced PowerShell users, the real promise is not automation without expertise -- it's automation that amplifies it. In ...

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently uncovered a methodical, sophisticated, and multi-layered attack, where a threat actor we track as Storm-2949 launched a relentless campaign with a singular focus ...