Microsoft introduced transparent data encryption (TDE) when it released SQL Server 2008, adding full database encryption rather than the limited cell-based encryption that debuted in SQL Server 2005.

A major trade-off is that the TempDB is also encrypted even if only one database has TDE switched on. This has performance implications. Because the application does not have to change, this is ideal ...

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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 ...

Microsoft's latest relational database management system contains a host of new features, but are they enough to make you migrate? The wait is over. Microsoft has finally released SQL Server 2008, the ...

Increasing concerns over security breaches from external and internal threats, regulatory compliance requirements from HIPAA, the HITECH Act, PCI DSS, and other mandates, plus the migration from ...

Credit card information in your business's database is much more secure if you encrypt it. If you store this information as plain text, unscrupulous users can easily steal the data either through ...