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.

BANGALORE, INDIA: Data security is one of the top priorities for a database administrator. Hackers are always on their toes to grab any bit of customers' personal details, be it his account number ...

Using data encryption will ensure that third-party applications do not have access to your organization’s sensitive data and information. The apps will only have access to the information you allow.

At Microsoft TechEd 2004 in San Diego, Microsoft provided further details on its upcoming database release now known as SQL Server 2005 (formerly code-named “Yukon”). The software will natively ...

If you store this information as plain text, unscrupulous users can easily steal the data either through online SQL queries or by scanning the files on the database server's hard drive. Microsoft ...

Oracle, for instance, has selective data-encryption features, and Transparent Data Encryption is available in SQL Server 2008 edition and higher.

The company's Transparent Data Encryption option, borrowed from SQL Server, is now generally available as part of numerous upgrades to its cloud database platform.

Baffle, Inc. has announced that its encryption as a service (EaaS) solution now supports SQL databases, to ensure that sensitive data remains encrypted end-to-end-from production through processing, ...