Observe: When you do not need to soar or climb over the safety gate when you want entry to the opposite room you should take into account buying a strain mounted security gate that has a swing open door. I know that there are many security related settings and I do not want anyone to hack the system on the first day on the network. You will need to use it one day to save yours or someone else’s life. To be proactive, you can configure e-mail alerts for example with HP iLO or Dell DRAC, but you can also use VMware vSphere. Configure alerts for hardware warnings. Limit the number of employees who have access to the physical hardware. The first line of your security is the physical security of your on premise hardware. After your basic SQL Server security is configured, you can start to address the traditional user access and security topics.

Restrict the access to the SQL Server backup folders. Disable the unused SQL Server protocols. Extended stored procedures will be removed in a future version of SQL Server and it is not recommended to use them. You can use CLR Integration instead. You can configure the SQL Server instance as hidden using the SQL Server Configuration Manager. Limit the number of employees who have Windows Administrator access on the SQL Server. You can check and change the authentication mode in three different ways: using SQL Server Management Studio, with T-SQL or in the Windows registry. You can use the SQL Server Configuration Manager to disable unused SQL Server services. There are a number of security related tasks which should be completed before you can start to use a production SQL Server. Run the SQL Server Best Practice Analyzer to verify your installation. The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Best Practice Analyzer can quickly identify if your server is configured according to industry best practices or not.

It is a best practice to create a different service account with a descriptive name for every service. The administrators and the service accounts require extra attention. Administrators group in Below tip. Administrators group from the SQL Server Logins. The SQL Server gets installed with the default TCP port 1433 which is well known by admins and attackers too. You can avoid some targeted SQL attacks if you do not use the default ports. You can use SQL Server logins, but a complex password is a must. You must inform staff if the medication should not be opened. What could further overwhelm your staff? Yes, you may do so by logging in at My.SSS to access your account and clicking on Change Password, which is found under the Main Menu at the left panel. Once you have chosen good locations for the solar powered security light and the solar panel, find a place where the wire can go between the solar panel and the solar motion light. Always opt for the names with good PR, strong domain authority, complete data, long experience, and central location. Store the backup media at a secure offsite location.

To increase security, it is recommended to have one location for the production server and a separate location for the backup files. It carries huge potential to increase employee engagement and business capabilities. Website servers, from all the sides, whether they are from business or service provider side otherwise from the user side, needs protection. Use service accounts for applications. If you use fully qualified connection strings then you can disable the SQL Server Browser. If there is no other firewall installed on your server, then configure Windows Firewall to work with the Database Engine, Integration Services and Analysis Services components of SQL Server. The most important point is to have a minimal number of people who have access and you should have written procedures to access the server, preferably with managerial approval for physical access rights. It makes the administration easier if you grant access rights through Active Directory groups or Group Policy. Revoke execute rights to ‘PUBLIC’ on extended stored procedures. Information that you enter into one of these planning tools may be stored for future access and use. SetAutoSAPasswordAndDisable stored procedure to disable the SA account as described in below tip. Rename and disable the SA account if your applications allow it.