Creating a video-sharing application like YouTube is not just about front-end design and data storage; you need to have secure dynamic control over what users can see and do. With Svelte.js handling the interface and Firebase supporting backend functionalities, integrating…
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Strengthening Cloud Security: Privacy-Preserving Techniques for Compliance With Regulations and the NIST Framework
As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, securing sensitive data while complying with regulations like GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is paramount. The flexibility and scalability that cloud environments offer also…
Transitioning From Postman to Insomnia
As we move away from using Postman, many of us are transitioning to Insomnia for API testing. In this article, I will share how I’ve set up Insomnia to streamline my own workflow. While Insomnia offers a wide range of…
Data Privacy and Security: A Developer’s Guide to Handling Sensitive Data With DuckDB
Understanding DuckDB for Data Privacy and Security Data privacy and security have become critical for all organizations across the globe. Organizations often need to identify, mask, or remove sensitive information from their datasets while maintaining data utility. This article explores…
The Art of Prompt Engineering in Incident Response
In the rapidly evolving field of Incident Response (IR), prompt engineering has become an essential skill that leverages AI to streamline processes, enhance response times, and provide deeper insights into threats. By creating precise and targeted prompts, IR teams can…
How to Test PATCH Requests for API Testing With Playwright Java
Automated API testing offers multiple benefits, including speeding up the testing lifecycle and providing faster feedback. It helps in enhancing the efficiency of the APIs and allows teams to deliver the new features speedily to the market. There are multiple…
Docker Security Best Practices for Enterprise Applications: From Development to Production
In today’s enterprise landscape, containerization has become almost synonymous with modern application deployment. However, with containers handling sensitive data and critical business operations, security should be carefully considered and implemented. I’ve spent years securing containerized applications in the financial sector,…
Zero Trust for AI: Building Security from the Ground Up
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to revolutionize industries, its role in critical applications continues to grow exponentially. With all this innovation comes a growing concern — how do we keep AI systems secure? Unlike traditional applications, AI deals with highly…
5 Signs You’ve Built a Secretly Bad Architecture (And How to Fix It)
In the hustle to deliver value, development teams can unknowingly create software architectures that hinder their long-term progress. Initially, everything seems fine — features are shipping, continuous integration (CI) jobs are passing, and the product actually works. Yet, beneath the…
Deploying LLMs Securely With OWASP Top 10
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) adoption is picking up pace. According to McKinsey, the rate of implementation has doubled compared to just ten months prior, with 65 percent of respondents saying their companies regularly use GenAI. The promise of disruptive impact…
Implementing OneLake With Medallion Architecture in Microsoft Fabric
OneLake in Microsoft Fabric aims to provide an enterprise with a consolidated analytical approach by developing its data and tools into one logical base. OneLake, which is automatically available across all Microsoft Fabric tenants, enables users to manage large volumes…
Strengthening IAM Security for Cloud IaaS Accounts
Cloud IaaS providers like AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP operate on a shared responsibility model. While they secure the underlying infrastructure, You, as a customer, are responsible for protecting data, applications, and access management. The rapid adoption of cloud services…
Enhancing Security in Kubernetes: A Comparative Analysis of Cosign and Connaisseur
As Kubernetes continues to gain traction in the realm of container orchestration, ensuring the security of container images has become paramount. Two prominent tools that focus on securing the software supply chain in Kubernetes environments are Cosign and Connaisseur. While…
Dropwizard vs. Micronaut: Unpacking the Best Framework for Microservices
Microservices architecture has reshaped the way we design and build software, emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and agility. Two frameworks, Dropwizard and Micronaut, have gained prominence in the microservices ecosystem, each offering unique features to simplify and optimize development. In this article,…
Securing APIs in Modern Web Applications
APIs play a critical role in web applications in the modern digital world. They are the means by which diverse components of the software talk to each other and effectively communicate. Thus, with the growing use of APIs, new kinds…
Mastering Seamless Single Sign-On: Design, Challenges, and Implementation
Being a backend developer and having worked for years in the jungle of authentication and identity management, I can attest to the fact that implementing seamless SSO is often way more complex than it seems. I have witnessed how organizations…
A Practical Guide to Securing NodeJS APIs With JWT
NodeJS is a very popular platform for building backend services and creating API endpoints. Several large companies use NodeJS in their microservices tech stack, which makes it a very useful platform to learn and know, similar to other popular languages…
Demystifying Kubernetes in 5 Minutes
Kubernetes is not new and has been a de-facto standard of deployments and CI/CD at most companies for a while. The goal of this article is to make you familiar with all the terms and jargon that Kubernetes experts use,…
Building Secure Containers: Reducing Vulnerabilities With Clean Base Images
In today’s fast-paced development environment, containerized applications have become the go-to solution for many organizations. They offer scalability, portability, and efficiency. However, containerized environments also bring their own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to security vulnerabilities. One of…
Data Governance Essentials: Glossaries, Catalogs, and Lineage (Part 5)
What Is Data Governance, and How Do Glossaries, Catalogs, and Lineage Strengthen It? Data governance is a framework that is developed through the collaboration of individuals with various roles and responsibilities. This framework aims to establish processes, policies, procedures, standards,…