Microsoft announces new data security capabilities with a collection of features and services called Azure confidential computing. Microsoft spends one billion dollars per year on cybersecurity and much of that goes to making Microsoft Azure the most trusted cloud platform. With confidential computing, customers can move their most sensitive data to the cloud knowing that it is safe not only at rest, but also in use from the following threats: Malicious insiders with administrative privilege or direct access to hardware on which it is being processed. In addition to encryption-in-use for Azure SQL Database and SQL Server, we see broad application of this technology across many industries, including finance, finance, healthcare, and beyond.”]
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-azure-confidential-computing/