October 22, 2003
Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP is now available. Also, Yahoo! Groups now hosts a moderated SQL Server Security mailing list.
March 12, 2003
Mark Joseph Edwards discusses books and book chapters that offer timely online information to help you secure Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, and other related technologies.
February 5, 2003
Mark Joseph Edwards discusses a recent security report from Symantec that notes cyber attacks on the rise and indicates new areas of risk--Instant Messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, and mobile devices.
January 29, 2003
Mark Joseph Edwards considers the recent Slammer/Sapphire worm, which affects unpatched Microsoft SQL Server machines, compares it to the Code Red worm and the Nimda virus, and points you to valuable security resources.
January 22, 2003
Mark Joseph Edwards considers some useful add-on tools that can help you monitor log files and enumerate system characteristics on local and remote systems.
January 1, 2003
Mark Joseph Edwards points you to several useful security checklists that will help you review your systems for a secure new year.
November 20, 2002
Mark Joseph Edwards discusses the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which Congress just passed and which will soon become law. The act contains strong measures that can be used against computer attackers, but it also has implications for our privacy rights.
September 11, 2002
Regularly reviewing the potential threats to your SQL Server will help keep it secure. Many resources are available to help support that crucial review process.
August 9, 2002
Microsoft states that it will develop the Palladium code in an open-source environment, which at first seems an about-face for the company.
February 7, 2001
Many different situations can occur when you discover a security risk on a foreign system. Find out what you should and should not do with that ifnormation.
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