Porticor's software-defined key management solution eliminates risks surrounding storing SQL Database Encryption Keys (DEK) on the database server, where they can be compromised or stolen.

If we setup this tool in a lab environment, we find encrypted fields such as the below USER_NAME column: Further, if we review the configuration of the database, we see that this is SQL Server’s ...

TDE does real-time I/O encryption and decryption of data and log files. The encryption uses a database encryption key (DEK). The database boot record stores the key for availability during recovery.

Microsoft on Monday revealed that hospitals and other IT shops should expect the next generation of its database to be available on June 1. Dubbed SQL Server 2016, the forthcoming iteration brings a ...

We had a case open with Microsoft for almost a year realted to WSS 3.0 on Win2003 to a remote SQL 2005 DB on Win2003. They finally found a bug in Server 2003 realted to the FIPS encryption.

Microsoft doesn't currently encrypt all its server-to-server communications. But in response to reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) is tapping communications between datacenters ...

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 ...

"Since SQL servers often hold an organization's most important information, they are a favorite target for attacks," said Gilad Parann-Nissany, Porticor founder and CEO. "Microsoft's Transparent Data ...