Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration

Chapter 8 Hardening a SQL Server Implementation

SQL Server is regularly targeted by hackers because it is a repository of sensitive data for organizations. If the server is breached, hackers can gain access to confidential information, including credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, or marketing information.

To prevent cybercrime or, at the very least, reduce it, Microsoft has been working very hard since 2002 in bringing the community more secured products with the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Initiative. Although Microsoft products are being transformed and are more secure by default and design due to Trustworthy Computing, the company is not delusional about where things stand today. Microsoft knows it still has much work ...