Securing SQL Server: Protecting Your Database from Attackers

by Denny Cherry

Overview

SQL server is the most widely used database platform in the world, and a large percentage of these databases are not properly secured, exposing sensitive customer and business data to attack.

In Securing SQL Server, 2e, readers learn about the potential attack vectors that can be used to break into SQL server databases as well as how to protect databases from these attacks. In this book written by Denny Cherry, a Microsoft SQL MVP and one of the biggest names in SQL server today, readers learn how to properly secure a SQL server database from internal and external threats using best practices as well as specific tricks the authors employ in their roles as database administrators for some of the largest SQL server deployments in the world.

"Denny Cherry is what would happen if Bill Gates and AC/DC got together to create a sibling. He's a bare-knuckles, no holds-barred technologist, and you can bet that if he tells you that something does or doesn't work, he's speaking from experience. Active in the community, his passion is sharing. You'll enjoy this book."—Buck Woody, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597499521
Publisher:	Syngress Publishing
Publication date:	07/17/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	408
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Denny Cherry (MCSA, MCDBA, MCTS, MCITP, MCM) has been working with Microsoft technology for over 15 years starting with Windows 3.51 and SQL Server 6.5. In 2009, Denny was named as a Microsoft MVP for the Microsoft SQL Server product, and in 2011 Denny earned the Microsoft Certified Master certification for SQL Server 2008. Denny has written dozens of articles for a variety of websites as well as print magazines on a variety of subjects including SQL Server, Clustering, Storage Configuration, and SharePoint.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Securing the Network

Chapter 2: Database Encryption

Chapter 3: SQL Password Security

Chapter 4: Securing the Instance

Chapter 5: Additional Security for an Internet Facing SQL Server and Application

Chapter 6: Analysis Services

Chapter 7: Reporting Services

Chapter 8: SQL Injection Attacks

Chapter 9: Database Backup Security

Chapter 10: Storage Area Network (SAN) Security

Chapter 11: Auditing for Security

Chapter 12: Server Rights 

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Securing your SQL Server database so the outside world can’t access your internal data.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is recommended to both students and database administrators and staff. After reading it, users will better understand the security risks of database systems and the roles of security policies and security methods...a benchmark in terms of practice for securing databases." —Computing Reviews

"Denny Cherry is what would happen if Bill Gates and AC/DC got together to create a sibling. He's a bare-knuckles, no-holds-barred technologist, and you can bet that if he tells you that something works or doesn't work, he's speaking from experience. Active in the community, his passion is sharing. You'll enjoy this book." —Bucky Wood, Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft

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