Microsoft recently published updated guidance for running SQL Server on Azure virtual machines (VMs). I wanted to share some of the highlights of the documentation, combined with my experiences ...

If the compromised application has elevated permissions, the attackers may activate the 'xp_cmdshell' command to run operating system (OS) commands via SQL, giving them a shell in the host.

Azure SQL Database has a new feature in preview called "Managed Instances" that offers greater compatibility between on-premises SQL Server and the cloud variant, again to make workload migration ...

Virtual machine used to steal crypto keys from other VM on same server New technique could pierce a key defense found in cloud environments. Dan Goodin – Nov 6, 2012 10:53 am | 34 ...