Always Encrypted in SQL Server and Azure SQL DB represents an important step in that journey. We hope many of you give it a spin and share your thoughts and experiences with us.

Learn how encryption can fortify SQL Server security and protect sensitive data within your database management system.

SQL Server 2019 preview brings encryption technology to a broader set of scenarios by enabling rich confidential computing capabilities with the enhanced Always Encrypted feature, Always Encrypted ...

SSL encryption for failover clustering in SQL Server If you would like to use encrypted connections in a clustered environment (including AlwaysOn) then you should have a certificate issued to the ...

The next version of SQL Server will include an additional layer of security that keeps valuable personal data such as Social Security numbers, private healthcare data or credit card information ...

1/ In SQL server 2008, there is a new whole database encryption option (TDE). I suspect that using this option will make the backups incompatible with SQL 2005.