Technical Building Blocks: A Technology Reference for Real-world Product Development

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6. Information Security: Safeguarding Resources and Building Trust

Gaurav Sagar¹   and Vitalii Syrovatskyi²

(1)

Bellevue, WA, USA

(2)

Issaquah, WA, USA

 

Security is a complex issue which is related to infrastructure, software, people, and processes. There are threats against all of these dimensions. In this chapter we will talk about security aspects of building modern applications and understand which most common solutions are applied to protect software from common threats.

Need for Securing Digital Assets

Throughout history there was always the need for confidentiality, ...