What are the steps you will take, if you are tasked with
securing an SQL Server?

Answer Posted / swapna

Preferring NT authentication, using server, databse and
application roles to control access to the data, securing
the physical database files using NTFS permissions, using
an unguessable SA password, restricting physical access to
the SQL Server, renaming the Administrator account on the
SQL Server computer, disabling the Guest account, enabling
auditing, using multiprotocol encryption, setting up SSL,
setting up firewalls, isolating SQL Server from the web
server etc.

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