i don't think that you can ever protect fully against an inside job. as far as i know sql sever can be better protected but what i like about vfp is that not many people know how to use it which means that if the average computer person gets their hands on an mssql db and a vfp one they are less likely to know how to get the data out of the vfp one, at least initially. you can try using encryption on the tables, or backup folders
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>How secure is MS-SQL data (how easy to hack the data if someone had
>access to a backup set or physical file)?
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>I am looking a two solutions for our family business- one DBF based - the other MSDE-2000 based. Not too long ago, I was the one who discovered the theft and misuse of a customer list - not OUR business, but someone we had a close business relationship with. It was an inside job.
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>I know that nothing is totally secure, but how much security do you buy with
>a MSDE-2000 solution??