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Hands-On Software Architecture with Golang
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Hands-On Software Architecture with Golang

by Jyotiswarup Raiturkar
December 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
500 pages
12h 19m
English
Packt Publishing
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Security

As applications become intertwined with human life and with more and more bad actors around, the need to secure your applications becomes imperative. A few of the common security threats are detailed here:

  • Sensitive data leakage: Some of the data being passed over APIs and stored in databases can be incredibly sensitive (phone numbers, credit card numbers, and so on). Hackers might want to steal this data. Besides preventing such theft, there are often legal regulations on privacy to ensure that data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Companies can be liable for legal injunction if they allow theft from their platforms.
  • Denial of Service: Denial of Service attacks attempt to make applications unavailable by overwhelming them with ...
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