Hardening

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	Effective firewall with a Swiss cheese ruleset SearchWindowsSecurity.com | 17 May 2005 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - One ITKnowledge Exchange member shares his experiences setting up and maintaining a firewall for a college where security was a nightmare.

	What Can .NET Code Do from within SQL Server: Safety Levels Addison-Wesley | 28 Feb 2005 ARTICLE - Learn what .NET code can do from within SQL Server in this excerpt from "A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers."

	Permissions, Visibility, UDTs and User-Defined Aggregates Addison-Wesley | 28 Feb 2005 ARTICLE - Learn about permissions, visibility, UDTs and user-defined aggregates in SQL Server 2005 in this excerpt from "A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers."

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 6

	Discover and lock down vulnerable SQL Server services Submitted By: SearchSQLServer.com | 21 Mar 2006 TIP - Be sure to protect those "naked" SQL Servers -- databases unnecessarily exposed to internal and external hackers. Find out how to test for vulnerable SQL Server services.

	Encryption enhancements in SQL Server 2005 09 Jun 2006 TIP - SQL Server encryption used to be cumbersome and incomplete, as it failed to secure data at rest. Not any more, says CISSP Kevin Beaver.

	SQL server security: 10 hacker tricks to exploit the system 20 Feb 2006 TIP - Learn the techniques of hackers and test SQL Server security before they do.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 4

	Top 10 SQL Server security tips 06 Aug 2006 TOP 10 TIPS - We've tallied the top 10 security tips thus far for 2006. View the complete list where password cracking tools and hacking tricks piqued the most interest.

	Elevating privileges Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

	Initial compromise Addison-Wesley Professional | 20 May 2005 BOOK EXCERPT - This excerpt from Chapter 2 of "Protect Your Windows Network from Perimeter to Data," by Jesper Johansson and Steve Riley, is about.securing networks by understanding how hackers take advantage of your mistakes.

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DOWNLOADS: 1 - 1 of 1

	SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer Published by: Microsoft | 25 May 2004 DOWNLOAD - Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer is a database management tool that lets you verify the implementation of common Best Practices on your servers.

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BEST WEB LINKS: 1 - 2 of 2

	SQL Server security tips SearchDatabase.com | 01 Dec 2003 BEST WEB LINK - From removing guest accounts to avoiding dynamic SQL, security expert Greg Robidoux has tips for making SQL Server bulletproof. (Dec. 1, 2003)

	Top 10 SQL Server security blunders SearchDatabase.com | 15 Jan 2003 BEST WEB LINK - Microsoft's SQL Server DBMS has been a target for hackers. In this article one security expert lists the 10 most common SQL Server security mistakes and offers tips for avoiding them. (Jan. 15, 2003)

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Hardening:  Setup, Security Tools