The company says it's tightening up security in "Yukon," the next version of its SQL Server database management software, to make it easier to plug holes--and to keep hackers out.

The company said Monday it plans to release a version of SQL Server, one of its most successful business-software products, for the Linux operating system.

Enabling users to run SQL Server on Linux, even if it isn't open sourcing the underlying software, is another step in this new direction.

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A new worm that targets Microsoft's SQL Server database management software has inundated networks with thousands of scans for vulnerable servers, system administrators said Tuesday. The worm ...

Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage.

The worm that attacks computers running Microsoft's SQL Server software is quickly being killed off--but not before it co-opted more than 6,600 servers.

Microsoft on Thursday announced new Extended Security Updates plans that add three years of patch support for organizations using SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 products.

Security analysts are warning of a self-propagating worm targeting Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server software.The worm scans for and attacks Internet-connected SQL server accounts that aren't protected ...

SQL Server is significantly cheaper than Oracle's Linux-friendly databases, but it's traditionally been limited to data centers running on Microsoft's Windows Server tech.