DBAs - Do you turn on security auditing?

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Configure login security auditing:

  • Not on by default
  • Configure on the security tab of Server Properties in SQL Server Management Studio
  • Enable for Failure
  • View using the Windows Event Viewer
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Figure: Enable Auditing for SQL Server logins

Note: You can turn on a trace for SQL DDL operations statements.

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