Database encryption protects sensitive information by scrambling the data when it's stored, or as it has become popular to say, "is at rest." ...

Data encryption in SQL Server 2005 can be done either by using password mechanism or by making use of keys and certificates. In this article, we will look at both mechanisms for data encryption ...

Prior to SQL Server 2016, currently in CTP, your main method for encrypting a SQL Server application was to use a feature called Transparent Data Encryption. TDE provides strong encryption, but with ...

Always Encrypted was first introduced as part of SQL Server 2016. A public preview of Threat Detection, a feature that provides alerts about potential security threats, on Azure SQL Database will ...

And that, of course, is why you need to encrypt your data with a product such as Protegrity's Secure.Data--because taking reasonable precautions isn't enough to stop someone determined to access ...

The ability to replace SQL Server 2000's third-party data encryption add-ins with native functions that run in the database engine's process, rather than third-party add-ins, is sure to free up memory ...

When amateur hackers have proven that even lavish perimeter security measures are woefully weak, there's only one choice left: Encrypt the info on your databases.

However, the first line of defense against unauthorized large-scale disclosure of confidential personal information is encryption at the database column or cell level. In this article, I'll explain ...

The Always Encrypted feature for Microsoft’s Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2016 is now generally available, the company said. It keeps data encrypted at all times, showing it in plaintext ...

It functions as an addition to a standard, unmodified SQL database and is intended to allow applications to interact with encrypted data using Structured Query Language.