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File/operating system level-encryption is actually implemented outside the database engine -- but it's still a form of database encryption. And it's referred to as "transparent" encryption because it ...

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Data at rest encryption is about as far from a cutting-edge topic as one can get. But while encrypting inactive data that is stored digitally is regarded by most security professionals as a must have, ...

The increasing amount of data we’re all generating is everywhere: in smartphones, laptops, thumb drives, and dozens of online services. How can we secure all of them against unwarranted access? We ...

Mobile apps have replaced texting. Cloud storage have replaced pen drives. Hardly anything exists in the offline mode. Everything is online, interconnected and also increasingly prone to security ...

If you’ve read anything about technology in the last few years, you may have seen the term “encryption” floating around. It’s a simple concept, but the realities of its use are enormously complicated.

COMMENTARY--When the team from Protegrity, Inc. called the ZDNet offices last week to tell us about its database content encryption software, Secure.Data, my initial reaction was, "Who needs it?" ...

With database breaches on the rise and auditors getting tougher about data protection practices, the pressure on organizations to encrypt sensitive databases has picked up steam considerably over the ...