Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

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As credential theft continues to drive ransomware incidents, New York state is sending physical security keys called multifactor authentication (MFA) tokens to 161 of its cities, counties, school ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

It has been a rough start to the year for password security. A massive database containing 149 million stolen logins and passwords was found publicly exposed online. The data included credentials tied ...

Organizations have spent years hardening endpoints, identities and cloud applications, yet the core platform that runs their virtual infrastructure often receives far less scrutiny. Hypervisors remain ...

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for SQL Server database operations. This server provides 10 powerful tools for database analysis, object discovery, and data manipulation through ...

For developers working with SQL Server, few performance tuning techniques are as essential--or as frequently misunderstood--as indexing. Done right, indexing can drastically improve application ...

Infostealer infections compounded by a lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) have resulted in dozens of breaches at major global companies and calls for greater MFA use. The issue came to light in ...

Cybersecurity researchers have documented four new phishing kits named BlackForce, GhostFrame, InboxPrime AI, and Spiderman that are capable of facilitating credential theft at scale. BlackForce, ...