So much has been written about SQL Injection, yet such attacks continue to succeed, even against security consultants' websites. The problem is often that only part of the solution is described, whereas the best practice requires the use of defense in depth. Read more...

Python is increasingly used by DBAs as a general-purpose scripting language, despite the pressure to adopt Microsoft's PowerShell. They find it easy to learn, powerful, and reasonably intuitive. Here Timothy Wiseman, a working DBA, explains the attraction of Python... Read more...