Enterprise data security is paramount when migrating data to the cloud. Previously, with on-prem environments, controls were contained within a finite and well-defined border, making it simpler to ...

A long, long time ago—in the early 90s—I first worked as a DBA with responsibility for enterprise databases. I will never forget how surprised and disappointed I was to discover that the data in the ...

Encryption, for security purposes, is also known as a cipher. It is a mathematical algorithm that hides information or makes it secret. Data that is not encrypted is called plain text, while encrypted ...

Across most database types, in-use encryption is a sticking point when it comes to security and scalability. In-transit and at-rest data encryption are becoming table stakes for most large modern ...

I recently spoke with the MongoDB team about the much-anticipated MongoDB version 7. One feature they were particularly interested in discussing was Queryable Encryption. Let's delve into this feature ...

Increasing concerns over security breaches from external and internal threats, regulatory compliance requirements from HIPAA, the HITECH Act, PCI DSS, and other mandates, plus the migration from ...

In December 2019, popular document database MongoDB added a fairly radical new feature to the platform: field-level database encryption. At first glance, one might wonder whether this is a meaningful ...