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I am aware that you can apply encryption to SQL when using an enterprise version, but is it possible using the standard versions?<br />
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We have version 10.50.1600.1 (Standard 64-bit)
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I am aware that you can apply encryption to SQL when using an enterprise version, but is it possible using the standard versions?

We have version 10.50.1600.1 (Standard 64-bit)

SQL Database Encryption

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.