Column-level (or “cell-level”) encryption was introduced with SQL Server 2005. We can encrypt individual columns that are sensitive in nature. The trade-off here is that we need to change our database ...

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, Microsoft ...

A senior Microsoft executive has told a European parliamentary committee that the company does not encrypt its server-to-server data communications. Dorothee Belz, EMEA VP for Legal and Corporate ...

Microsoft has made some big promises for SQL Server 2008, a major update of its enterprise database product. No precise date has yet been announced for the launch, but the new features have caught the ...

Part 4 of a six-part article: First of all, you must have X.509 server certificate issued by a certification authority (CA) like VeriSign. There are many vendors who provide TLSSSL certificates. They ...

A senior Microsoft executive has told a European parliamentary committee that the company does not encrypt its server-to-server data communications. Dorothee Belz, EMEA VP for Legal and Corporate ...