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SentryOne announces new editions of SQL Sentry, the company's top-rated database performance monitoring product, to help companies select the monitoring solution that best fits their needs. "With the new SQL Sentry editions, we offer best-in-class monitoring for any situation, whether it's an IT manager looking for no-fuss monitoring for a few databases, DBAs looking for a solution that can accommodate hybrid or cloud monitoring, or an enterprise data team that needs highly scalable monitoring to support high-volume compute environments."
An SQL injection vulnerability in the Government of Gibraltar's website paved the way for any old Joe to rewrite official web versions of the British Overseas Territory's laws. Security researcher Ax Sharma spotted the vuln while poring over the Gibraltar government's visa rules, which he accessed from the Gibraltar Borders and Coastguard Agency website.
A recently identified backdoor used by the China-linked Winnti hackers and which targets Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) is very stealthy, ESET’s security researchers say. read more
Cybersecurity researchers claim to have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor specifically designed for Microsoft SQL servers that could allow a remote attacker to control an already...
Admin rights needed to fire up the malware and – hey presto! Security researchers at ESET have published details of a backdoor into Microsoft's SQL Server via hooks and the splendidly named "magic...
Microsoft Office macros that collectively act as a stage downloader are utilizing Microsoft SQL queries to fetch malicious payloads, Proofpoint’s security researchers report. read more
Vietnam emerges as the country affected the most by Microsoft SQL Server attacks that leverage malicious jobs, a new report from Kaspersky reveals. read more
A critical SQL injection vulnerability exposed nearly one million financial records stored in a Starbucks enterprise database, a researcher revealed this week. read more
Meanwhile, Adobe gives Flash the month off. SAP emits fixes, though Patch Tuesday Summer is now firmly upon us, and depending on where you are, the weather could be just about anything from...
For users of Microsoft’s SQL Server and Windows Server 2008, the end is near: Microsoft is actively winding down service for these servers, with support for its SQL Server slated to end entirely...