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 ...

SQL Server 2016 seeks to make encryption easier via its new Always Encrypted feature. This feature offers a way to ensure that the database never sees unencrypted values without the need to rewrite th ...

He also listed the following new capabilities in SQL Server 2016: Additional security enhancements for Row-level Security and Dynamic Data Masking to round out security investments with Always ...

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 ...

Even if a firewall and database security have been employed, it's always a good practice to store sensitive information in an encrypted format. With SQL Server 2005, there are functions and ...

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 ...

“With Always Encrypted, SQL Server can perform operations on encrypted data and best of all, the encryption key resides with the application in the customer’s trusted environment,” said ...

2. Least vulnerable database Protect data at rest and in motion with new Always Encrypted. SQL Server with is the least vulnerable database for six years running in the NIST vulnerabilities database.