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.

New, compliance-specific reports make database admins audit ready; safeguards sensitive data by tracking audit events in the SQL Server instance. Visi ...

SQL Compliance Manager goes beyond traditional auditing approaches by providing real-time monitoring, alerting, and tamper-proof auditing of all data access. SELECT statements (including column level ...

SQL Server 2008 introduces a highly configurable, lightweight solution that can fulfil almost all auditing requirements. One of its most impressive features makes it easy to have different audit ...

Full support for SQL Server 2005 auditing, including audits for over 20 new trace events, 40+ new object categories, impersonation data, and 400 object types unique to SQL Server 2005.

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

I worked with a half-dozen customers who are really, really irritated that Windows Server won't do exactly what they want in regard to auditing, unless they add third-party software. Seriously?

In November, Microsoft released version 18.4 for the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), introducing some key features such as support for materialized view scripts in SQL Data Warehouse. It also ...

Audit logs are not really practical for security auditing but can be invaluable in troubleshooting DHCP server-related issues. In this article, Brien Posey discusses the anatomy of a DHCP server ...