First published on MSDN on Jul 26, 2010
Rick Byham, our wonderful technical writer, just posted some checklists you may find useful on the
TechNet Wiki
. You can search the wiki for word
checklist
or use these links:
Database Engine Security Checklist: Encrypting Sensitive Data
Database Engine Security Checklist: Enhancing the Security of Database Engine Connections
Database Engine Security Checklist: Limiting Access to Data
Database Engine Security Checklist: Database Engine Security Configuration
It's a wiki, so feel free to correct, comment, etc. Hope this becomes a good resource for the collective knowledge out there on these topics. Thanks Rick!