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Data Security means protecting a database from destructive forces and the unwanted actions of unauthorized user. Data security also protects data from corruption. Data security is the main priority for organizations of every size and genre.

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How to avoid SQL injection in CodeIgniter?

Is there any method to set in config file to avoid SQL injection? I am using this code for selecting values: $this->db->query("SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE var='$val1'"); And this for inserting values: $this->db->query("INSERT INTO tablename…
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How to store critically sensitive information such as secret, key, token, encryptionKey in iOS application

When we talk about securing iOS application we often forget to secure most critically sensitive information such as secret, key, token, encryptionKey. This information is stored in iOS binary. So none of your server side security protocol will help…
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GDPR compliance

Just found about this new regulation, it will be law in 2018 and affects anybody who stores data about EU citizens, that can be used to identify a person. More detail here. I have a page that doesn't store names and exact addresses but it stores…
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How to store private key or secure information / data with Electron

I am developing standalone app for cross platform using electron. I want store private data like private key, private data for some execution in app. Execution like encrypt / decrypt data. Or I want store some secured information like user…
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Contextual serialization from WebApi endpoint based on permissions

I am using the Asp.Net Web Api. I would like to be able to filter out certain fields on the response objects based on the connected clients access rights. Example: class Foo { [AccessFilter("Uberlord")] string Wibble { get; set; } …
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How to encrypt JSON in python

I have a JSON file. I am running a program, in python, where data is extracted from the JSON file. Is there any way to encrypt the JSON file with a key, so that if someone randomly opens the file, it would be a mess of characters, but when the key…
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Cloud Computing and my company's data

I am looking into Cloud Computing for my company. The one question that I can't seem to get out of my head is; What happens to my data and the ability to use it if the Cloud computing company goes out of business?
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AndroidKeyStore wiped out after device password change

I am currently working on android application which is based on Client-server architecture. For data security, I am using Public-Private key pair for data encryption and signing. I am using AndroidKeyStore for storing key pair. Below is the code to…
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Securely storing data

I understand the concepts of securely storing data for the most part, including storing the data on a separate server that only allows connections from the application, key-pairs for encryption, etc. However, I'm still not understanding how…
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Disable screenshots and screen recording on flutter web

I am building a learning platform with text, images and video content on flutter web. How can I prevent screenshots and screen recordings being taken from my site/app? All the post on the internet are related to Android/iOS. Couldn't find any…
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Show results of a growing database in real time on website with data security issues

I want to create a website where i can show descriptive tables and graphics. Nearly every day the database is growing. So i would like to have a real time calculation or at least a daily update. I thought about an r server with shiny or mardown.…
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Installing Amazon Inspector Service

I'm about to install and use Amazon Inspector. We have many EC2 instances behind ELB. Plus some EC2 instances are opened via Auto-Scale. My question: Is the Amazon Inspector doing its work locally or globally, meaning is the monitoring being made on…
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Removing object metadata in R

I'm writing some code to anonymize an R dataset in such a way that it strips any useful information out of the data while preserving the structure that would be important for running regressions, etc on it. I want to be sure I've removed all…
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Firebase rules: allow push but not allow update

I'm struggling with understanding how I can allow users to create new records in the list, but only allow creators to update their own posts. E.g. the following structure: post { post1: { author: "user1" text: "Some text" } …
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A Good Method for Storing Personal Information

I am writing a web application (in PHP) at the moment that holds sensitive information about users on it, but in order to comply with the DPA, I want it to be fully encrypted as its running on a shared server. This information is then provided to…
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