Microsoft improves security for Azure SQL Database

Computerworld Data Management October 21, 2015 Microsoft improves security for Azure SQL Database Microsoft announced a suite of new security capabilities for its Azure SQL database service, including support for better encryption and Azure Active Directory implementation. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. INSIDER Penn Medicine's big data system triggers early detection of life-threatening infections 2. Western Digital self-encrypting hard disk drives have flaws that can expose data 3. Tableau launches free iPad dataviz app 4. INSIDER Drowning in security data? Here's how to make threat intel work for you 5. Microsoft offers user-created visualization gallery for PowerBI 6. MySQL 5.7 delivers a 3x speed injection 7. Walmart decries cloud lock-in, plans to open-source OneOps 8. Teradata doubles down on IoT with two new tools 9. Germany will make telcos share customer data with the police 10. Mind your analytics, or you could soon be in ethical hot water 11. 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