T-SQL stored procedures are a powerful way to execute complex logic and queries on SQL Server databases. However, they also pose some security risks and challenges, especially when they need to ...

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.

This post will explore how this was done, look at how SQL Server encryption works, introduce some new methods of brute-forcing database encryption keys, and show a mistake in ManageEngine’s ...

We are currently tracking an issue with Sharepoint and use of the SQL Server "Force Encryption" option. In our case, Sharepoint 2007 with SQL Server 2008 R2. The results are pretty consistent.

With SQL Server 2005, there are functions and methods provided for data encryption and decryption. These methods were not provided with the earlier version i.e. SQL Server 2000, where you had to ...

This step-by-step article lists the steps that you must use to enable Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 if you have a valid Certificate Server in your network ...

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 ...