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The Compromise Between Database Performance and Security
The performance of a database has often been considered its most critical aspect. Satisfying the demands of users is one of the primary concerns of...
Announcing the GA Release of SQL Secure 3.3.1
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Secure 3.3.1 SQL Secure is an auditing and security tool for SQL Servers. It helps identify...
Coping with the Danger of Malware to Your SQL Servers
Many responsibilities go along with being a DBA in an SQL Server environment. Keeping the systems performing optimally for end-users is an important...
IDERA Named 2019 Most Promising Solution Provider for Microsoft by CIOReview Magazine
We are proud to announce that CIOReview Magazine recognized IDERA as being a Top 50 Solution Provider for Microsoft, and a Top 10 Solution Provider...
Protect Your Databases From Password Attacks
Cybersecurity is a major concern for organizations and businesses in all sectors of society. The predominance of digitally stored information...
Analyzing the Capital One Data Breach
Analyzing the Capital One Data Breach Last week, Capital One hit the news with one of the largest data breaches recorded. In this particular...
Make Sure Unauthorized Users Stay Out of Your Database
Protecting your database is a critical responsibility of today’s DBA. It has always been important to control access to a company’s...
Database Administrator Versus Security Administrator
In week two of our blog series The Tradeoff Between Database Security and Database Performance, we explore the roles of database administrator and...
Announcing the GA Release of SQL Secure 3.3
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Secure 3.3. SQL Secure is an auditing and security tool for SQL Servers. It helps...
Enjoy May Day without “mayday” – protect your SQL Server data
May 1st is traditionally celebrated as “May Day” to welcome the return of spring. In Central Texas, we often get a lot of rain in the...
Using SQL Secure to monitor SQL Instances and Databases running on Azure
As companies migrate more and more applications and data to the cloud using services like Azure and Amazon, it is important to ensure that the SQL...
GDPR and the SQL Security Suite
On May 25th, 2018, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect. This regulation affects anyone who collects PII (Personally...
Learning from Facebook’s Data Harvesting Mistakes
At the moment, Mark Zuckerberg is testifying in front of Congress. Facebook is under the microscope because they allowed an app to take data that...
Dealing with Database Security
Nearly every month there is another announcement about a company disclosing a data breach in which sensitive customer data was exposed. Last week,...
General Availability of Secure 3.1.200
Announcing SQL Secure 3.1.200 General Availability We are pleased to announce the general availability of SQL Secure 3.1.200. Existing users may...
The Role of DBA in Data Protection
IDERA recently released a Database Management Report Survey with interesting industry trends such as “nearly 90% of enterprise IT respondents...
Data Breaches: A Shift from Pure Prevention to Monitoring and Collaboration
It’s every Database Administrator’s nightmare to see your company’s name in the headlines in connection with a high profile data breach. Breaches...
What Policy Guidelines are Required for your SQL Environment?
As adherence to regulations continues to be pressed upon organizations by industry and government regulators, the ability of the organizations to...