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When working with my customers on SQL Server security, I constantly get the same question, “What are some best practices for hardening my SQL Server implementation?” Over the years, I have come up ...

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Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Best practices include a focus on hardening user authentication and access, ensuring strong network encryption, and minimizing application attack surfaces. Cyber agencies from three countries ...