How to Answer Secure and Private SQL Queries?

In the era of big data, the ability to process and analyze large volumes of data is critical for decision-making, marketing and sales, healthcare and scientific research, etc. However, this capability also brings significant challenges related to data security and privacy. Secure and private query processing is essential to address these challenges. It ensures the protection of private and confidential data, compliance with stringent regulatory requirements, and the maintenance of user trust. Additionally, it enables safe data sharing and collaborative analysis while preserving the utility of the data. By incorporating advanced cryptographic and privacy techniques, secure and private query processing can defend against sophisticated cyber threats. This tutorial highlights the importance of integrating robust security and privacy measures into query processing to build trustworthy database systems. It reviews current systems and protocols that achieve these goals and discusses future directions for easy-to-use query processing under secure and private protection.