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Consolidation Guidance for SQL Server
Sung Hsueh, a former SQL Engine Security team member, just published a whitepaper with co-authors Antony Zhong and Madhan Arumugam on Consolidation Guidance for SQL Server. Though it covers far more...
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Contained Database Authentication: How to control which databases are allowed...
With the release of Microsoft SQL Server code-name “Denali” Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1) and the introduction of Contained Database (CDB)...
View ArticleEnabling communication traces in C# application for Azure AD authentication...
SQL server security team presents a code sample ( as VS project) allowing to enable communication traces for ADAL managed library used to support Universal Authentication with MFA for SQL DB ( see also...
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Enabling Confidential Computing with Always Encrypted using Enclaves (Early...
Last week at Ignite, we announced a major SQL security investment that enhances Always Encrypted with secure enclave technologies to enable: Rich computations on encrypted columns, including pattern...
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment now available for SQL Server 2012 and up
SQL Vulnerability Assessment has been available for preview on Azure SQL Database for a couple of months, and has now been released on SSMS 17.4, supporting scanning of SQL Server 2012 and up. Whether...
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Azure Log Analytics (OMS) Agent now collects SQL Server audit logs
We are happy to inform that the Azure Log Analytics (OMS) Agent is now capable of pushing SQL Server audit logs into Azure Log Analytics (OMS), supporting SQL Server both on-premises, as well as on...
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Introducing SQL Information Protection for Azure SQL Database and on-premises...
We are delighted to announce the public preview of SQL Information Protection (Data Discovery & Classification), introducing advanced capabilities built into Azure SQL Database for discovering,...
View ArticlePowerShell cmdlets for managing SQL Vulnerability Assessments
We are pleased to announce the availability of PowerShell cmdlets for managing SQL Vulnerability Assessments for your SQL Servers. The cmdlets can be used to run assessments programmatically, export...
View ArticleAzure SQL Vulnerability Assessment – now with PowerShell support!
You can now manage your SQL Vulnerability Assessments at scale using the new SQL VA PowerShell cmdlets. The cmdlets can be found in the Azure Resource Manager module, AzureRM 6.6.0, within the...
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SQL Audit logs in Azure Log Analytics and Azure Event Hubs
We are pleased to announce that Azure SQL Database Audit logs can now be written directly to Azure Log Analytics or Azure Event Hubs. This ability, now available in public preview, provides SQL...
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Always Encrypted with Secure Enclaves – Try It Now in SQL Server 2019 Preview!
Last year, we revealed our efforts to bring confidential computing capabilities of Always Encrypted to the next level, by leveraging secure enclave technologies. Over the last twelve months, the SQL...
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment now supports Azure SQL Data Warehouse and Azure...
SQL Vulnerability Assessment is now available for Azure SQL Data Warehouse and for Azure SQL Database Managed Instance. The assessment functionality and experience are similar to that of SQL...
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