In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log File System hardening with signature verification.

In most large enterprises, the greatest concentration of operational complexity sits quietly inside SQL Server estates. Hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of databases spanning production, ...

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Understand the key advantages of Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core for building real-world web applications Learn how features like dependency injection, configuration, and environment awareness improve ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

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Earlier this week, Microsoft patched a vulnerability that was flagged with the "highest ever" severity rating received by an ASP.NET Core security flaw. This HTTP request smuggling bug (CVE-2025-55315 ...

The Kestrel web server flaw allows request smuggling attacks, but the actual risk depends on the application code and deployment. Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Every security team’s nightmare came true over the weekend: a ...

Run the Docker command above to start SQL Server. Connection failed? Double-check your server, port, username, and password. No data in chart? Make sure you select the correct fields for X and Y axes.

In this post, we will go step by step into several aspects of Change Data Capture, a feature that is available on the Azure SQL Managed Instance and Microsoft SQL Server. The focus will be on the ...