Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock (aka Storm-2603) ransomware gang breached its network by exploiting an unpatched SmarterMail instance. The incident took place on January 29, 2026, ...

Abstract: Boneh and Franklin proposed one of the first constructions of the very elegant concept of identity-based encryption (IBE) two decades ago. Despite many research advances and its several ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Google Cloud SQL for SQL Server is a managed database service provided by Google Cloud, offering the robust capabilities of Google Cloud SQL Server with the added benefits of cloud hosting. This guide ...

Trend Micro patches critical-severity Apex Central and Endpoint Encryption PolicyServer flaws leading to remote code execution. Trend Micro has released patches for ten vulnerabilities in Apex Central ...

Organizations are using generative AI to stay ahead of the competition, but the real advantage lies in harnessing the power of your own data securely and at scale. One of the most exciting new ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

Microsoft is killing DES encryption on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 very soon and is recommending users to move to AES. This week, Microsoft updated the webpages that track the features ...