SQL Server Security: Threats & Principles

We've all heard it before - data is the new super commodity, but what does that mean? Well for starters it is pretty valuable and anything with value needs to be protected. "But Security is not my deal" I hear you say? Wrong - security is everyone's responsibility. If you have a data environment and security is treated as a bit of an afterthought or you have been meaning to get to it but haven't yet then join me as we take a high level overview of threats and principles applicable to on prem and cloud based environments.