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.

“Artificial Intelligence has fundamentally changed the threat landscape,” said David Stonehill, CTO of NetLib Security. “As AI continues to evolve, attacks will become more convincing, more automated, ...

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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 ...

NetLib Security, a leader in transparent data encryption, today announced the general availability of Encryptionizer Winter 2026, alongside significant upgrades to the ...

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 ...

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 ...