Introduction and thoughtsRecent security issues are getting so out of hand that I've created a checklist of things that seem ...

Tools for opening the nightly ssi_*.dump files of the odmx_lbnlsfa database (LBNL SFA, East River watershed ODMX) on NERSC Perlmutter. They can: restore a dump into a private local PostgreSQL 17 + ...

Taking a website offline is not always a failure of cybersecurity. In some circumstances, it is a deliberate containment ...

Immediately after moving WordPress to a different server, if your site turns completely white or images stop displaying, you ...

Microsoft announced that IT administrators can now use quick machine recovery on Windows Server 2025 after installing the October 2026 security update.

ODBC is a native data access application programming interface (API) for applications written in C and C++. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server connects to SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and partners announced an agreement on Thursday to re-establish Pine Log Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and protect over 14,000 acres that made up most of ...

Windows admins report that the September 2026 cumulative updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 systems, preventing users from connecting and ...

The SQL Server Audit feature enables you to audit server-level and database-level groups of events and individual events. For more information, see SQL Server Audit (Database Engine). SQL Server ...

Losing important data can feel like a digital punch to the gut. Whether it’s a critical work document, irreplaceable family photos, or your meticulously curated music library, the thought of it being ...

What information does System Restore capture? System Restore saves the current state of your Windows system files, Registry settings, device drivers, and installed programs. It doesn’t capture your ...

As of today, July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 has reached end of support. For the past decade, SQL Server 2016 has helped organizations run mission-critical applications and support the data needs of ...