How to Secure SQL SERVER 2012 Backup without using TDE or any thirdparty backup solution

Hi Experts
Actually I was using backup set password feature for MS SQL SERVER 2008 but it is dropped in new versions (2012 & 2014). Please suggest some options to making the backups secure without using TDE or any third party tools.

Hi khalil_pak,
The WITH PASSWORD feature didn't really encrypt your backup. It just made it difficult for someone to accidentally restore the backup when they were not allowed to. And as other post, the password option is weak and could be broken easily.
The only true way to protect the data is to encrypt the data at the source by encrypting the database with
TDE. Or you can choose to use
cell-level encryption to encrypt sensitive data.
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
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