SQL Server® 2008 Administration: Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond

Security Threats

Some people call them hackers; others prefer to call them crackers or attackers. Regardless of the name they are assigned, they are an evolving and morphing collective. This group of technically savvy and intensely creative individuals continues to surprise us as they develop new techniques for penetrating networks and systems. While you spend your days implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting these networks and systems, the attackers spend their time for very different ends. They are developing new methods for mayhem and mischief nearly every day. Database administrators and security practitioners must evolve with them. Because such a time-investment disparity exists, it is essential that systems professionals collaborate ...