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Introduction to Data Security

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    There's so much more to security that we simply can't cover in a single course. 0:00
    We tried to make sure this course to be a good overview for 0:04
    you at the absolutely basic security steps to take for your software. 0:06
    We view this course as being more of a dictionary or a primer for 0:10
    topics and areas to watch out for in your own software and tools. 0:13
    Maybe you found a place or two where you can beef up your security and 0:16
    help protect your users. 0:19
    Hopefully, you're now feel more empowered to mitigate and 0:20
    even prevent attacks on your own data and systems. 0:22
    So what now? 0:26
    Now, is a great time to look back at that list of vulnerabilities from the beginning 0:27
    of the course and think of how you'd address each one if you're not already. 0:30
    Why would someone want to gain access to your application or data? 0:34
    What are the most likely ways someone would gain that access? 0:38
    What data would be the most valuable to an attacker? 0:42
    Assuming your application is compromised, how would that impact your users? 0:44
    How would it impact your business? 0:48
    What processes would you follow to fully recover from an attack? 0:50
    And how could someone use your application for other illicit uses? 0:53
    Investigate stronger more robust hashing and 0:57
    encryption libraries in your languages and frameworks of choice. 0:59
    Also, look into how your database can handle things like hashing, 1:02
    encryption, access control, and more. 1:05
    Usually, the more you can do inside of your database, the better. 1:08
    Also, this might sound counterintuitive, but relying on third party providers like 1:11
    AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud can increase your security, too. 1:15
    Most Cloud providers also provide their own ACLs, intrusion detection, and 1:19
    other security tools like monitoring. 1:22
    Much like using Facebook for 1:25
    authentication, you can often get a bigger bang for 1:26
    your buck by letting someone specialized worry about these specific areas. 1:28
    If you want to learn more about the technologies, techniques and 1:32
    approaches that we covered in this course, look for other courses and workshops, 1:34
    here on Treehouse about them. 1:38
    We cover subjects like authentication for individual languages and frameworks and 1:39
    their relevant topic areas. 1:42
    If we haven't covered something you'd like to see, be sure to reach out to us. 1:44
    You could email each teacher or check the trailer board for 1:47
    each language, links to the board are in the teacher's nests. 1:49
    Thank you for joining me on this tour of basic security concerns. 1:52
    Please use the feedback buttons at the end of this course to tell us what you thought 1:55
    of it, and future courses and workshops that you'd like to see. 1:58
    Thanks again. 2:01

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