Explore the fundamentals of SQL Server security in this comprehensive conference talk from PASS Data Community Summit. Gain a solid understanding of database security essentials, including permissions, securables, and principals. Learn how to effectively manage database security and discover best practices to safeguard your company's valuable data. Delve into topics such as logins, users, roles, system views, orphan users, and admin permissions through both GUI demonstrations and scripting examples. Examine instance-level, database-level, and table-level permissions, as well as server-level roles and Active Directory groups. Equip yourself with the knowledge to protect your organization's most critical asset and fulfill your responsibility in maintaining data security.