MSSQL Database Engine Security Checklist

So this is a really nice shortlist for any DBA. Without being too detailed, it gives a good starting point to perform a security audit on your Microsoft SQL Server database instances.

The  aspects covered are:

• Physical Security
  
• Operating System Configuration
  
• Database Instance Configurations
  

At the end it has some links to other related checklists. It’s on the Technet wiki and should be updated regularly.

Check it out here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1256.database-engine-security-checklist-database-engine-security-configuration.aspx