Column-level (or “cell-level”) encryption was introduced with SQL Server 2005. We can encrypt individual columns that are sensitive in nature. The trade-off here is that we need to change our database ...

DbEncrypt allows you to apply column-level encryption in your SQL Server database and assign view permissions to different users. Whether for obscuring credit card numbers, social security numbers, ...

Hyperconscious of the cloud’s need to appear secure by design, Microsoft announced new encryption and data-protection features today for Azure SQL Database. Microsoft not only wants to encrypt data at ...

SQL Server 2016, the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform (which is available as a Community Technology Preview [CTP] as of this writing), includes exciting ...

Commentary - Data encryption has become a necessary component to most enterprise data security strategies. Enterprises can no longer rely on basic authentication and access control tools to protect ...