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Get-SqlSafe Community Edition: A Practical First Look at SQL Server Security

19. May 2026
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When DROP USER Doesn’t Fully Drop Access: Stale EXTERNAL MODEL Permissions in SQL Server’s AI Integrations

30. April 2026
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##MS_DatabaseManager## Privilege Escalation (Part 2): The Ownership-Based Security Model

8. April 2026
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SQL Server Privilege Escalation via DatabaseManager-role: Newly discovered Attack Paths Explained

6. April 2026
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New Permissions in SQL Server 2025

31. March 2026
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I’m Teaching a Full-Day SQL Server Security PreCon at PASS Summit East (Chicago)

27. March 2026
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SQL Server 2025 and the End of Purview Access Policies: A Step Back from Cloud-Native IAM?

10. February 2026
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SQL Server 2025 CU1 Improvement Allow Creating of Databases within a Contained Availability Group – current limitations

6. February 2026
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Presenting Contained Availability Groups at UK’s SQLBits Conference 2026 in April

3. February 2026
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  • Screenshot of the Get-SqlSafe Community Edition HTML report showing summary metadata and outcome distribution.
    Get-SqlSafe Community Edition: A Practical First Look at...19. May 2026 - 12:30in: Security, Scripts
  • When DROP USER Doesn’t Fully Drop Access: Stale EXTERNAL...30. April 2026 - 13:28in: Security, AI Integration, SQL Server 2025
  • ##MS_DatabaseManager## Privilege Escalation (Part 2): The...8. April 2026 - 13:19in: Security
  • SQL Server Privilege Escalation via DatabaseManager-role:...6. April 2026 - 14:28in: Security
  • New Permissions in SQL Server 202531. March 2026 - 15:35in: Security, SQL Server 2025
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  • Andreas WolterThanks for the thoughtful questions. These topics go quite...11. May 2026 - 19:01 by Andreas Wolter
  • Andreas WolterThanks for the thoughtful questions. These topics go quite...11. May 2026 - 19:01 by Andreas Wolter
  • bifhis is a useful real-world snapshot of how SQL Server database...10. May 2026 - 2:31 by bif
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  • Andreas WolterPS: if you still have questions, I can get you in touch...30. April 2026 - 10:34 by Andreas Wolter

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