On the surface, security questions surrounding virtual servers don’t seem much different than those for the physical machines on which they run. In fact, starting a virtual security audit by keeping ...

SQL Server 2008 has some great new features. One of them is the new auditing capability. Now we can audit at the server, database and table level according to specifications provided by the DBA. We ...

Windows Server 2025 is designed to help IT administrators better understand different layers of protection embedded in Windows Server. By reading the PDF, they can layer their approach to security to ...

With all the improvements Microsoft has made in Windows and Windows Server, it’s time to evaluate whether your security settings are as effective as they could be. Best practices for configuring ...

Update 26.3.2024: While not on the same scale as 2021's Microsoft Exchange Server hack (see below this update), security problems impacting Exchange Server have reemerged. In March 2024's monthly ...

Long story short I changed the Default Domain GPO (stupid I know) so that only Administrators had the Manage auditing and security log right under Computer Configuration > Security Settings > Local ...

Update, April 30, 2025: This story, originally published April 28, has been updated with further information regarding the hotpatching security update service for Windows Server 2025 users, as well as ...

Learn how to build and configure an enterprise-grade OAuth authorization server. Covering PKCE, grant types, and CIAM best ...