Microsoft on Thursday announced new Extended Security Updates plans that add three years of patch support for organizations using SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 products.

Data is an asset—it has monetary value to most companies and must be protected.Windows Authentication simplifies the process of adding roles to your SQL Server databases.

This capability is meant to aid with auditing sensitive data. Vulnerability Assessment As the name implies, the Vulnerability Assessment fea­ture scans Azure SQL databases for a wide variety of ...

For state governments running Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005, the clock is ticking to upgrade to ensure they remain in compliance with laws and rules meant to protect the security of citizens’ data that ...

In addition to StretchDB and AlwaysEncrypted, there are two more exciting features in the works for SQL Server 2016: dynamic data masking and row-level security. In the case of these two features, ...

By keeping track of how data is being used, who is accessing it and when it changes, companies can better secure their data.” Out-of-the-Box SQL Server Audit Reports ...