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 ...

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.

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.

Storing the data encryption keys in Porticor’s key management service, Porticor’s MS SQL Server plugin is a small installable package that can be added to a running SQL Server database with ...

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.