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Seqera Labs grabs $5.5M to help sequence Covid-19 variants and other complex data problems

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Ingrid Lunden

Bringing order and understanding to unstructured information located across disparate silos has been one of more significant breakthroughs of the big data era, and today a European startup that has built a platform to help with this challenge specifically in the area of life sciences — and has, notably, been used by labs to sequence […] Continue reading Seqera Labs grabs $5.5M to help sequence Covid-19 variants and other complex data problems→

Are there security concerns that might prevent database systems from providing password data types?

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Aaron Cicali

Software development environments seem to benefit when problems can be solved "higher up the chain".
For example, many web platform features that are now natively supported in both JavaScript and CSS used to require much labor an… Continue reading Are there security concerns that might prevent database systems from providing password data types?→

Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Ram Iyer

The truth is, we are still early when it comes to data transformation. The success of tech giants that put data at the core of their business models set off a spark that is only starting to take off. Continue reading Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI→

Do I need to encrypt user data in database

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Halil Yıldırım

I have a user table with 20 columns. I am using argon2id to hash passwords but I was asked by the information security department to encrypt user data before saving it to the database.
I have questions about this request. Do I really need … Continue reading Do I need to encrypt user data in database→

Encrypt user data? [closed]

Posted on August 15, 2021 by maximedupre

I have built a web application. Being the owner of the system, I could see the data of my users in the database if I wanted to. I myself would prefer that my data would not be accessible by the owner if I was using such an app.
Is this a c… Continue reading Encrypt user data? [closed]→

Root detection can be bypassed using Magisk hide: how to mitigate?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Pradip Tilala

I have recently been assigned a new security fix for my Android App.
The Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) team used Magisk and Magisk hide to bypass the Android root detection implementation.
The description given by… Continue reading Root detection can be bypassed using Magisk hide: how to mitigate?→

Is it safe to store database connection in database?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by GER

I’m developing a SaaS platform using hybrid multi-tenancy model.
My SaaS platform has 2 main databases: 1 contains metadata and the other (called default) is a shared database that contains the info required to make the platform work, the … Continue reading Is it safe to store database connection in database?→

Weird entry in SQL Server database, is this a result of SQL Injection?

Posted on July 27, 2021 by spitfire

I stumbled upon a case where several database entries were updated. And the update is rather unusual.
For example if I have an entry named:
Watermelon

The updated version is:
Watermelon<IMG SRC="/WF_SQL_XSRF.html">

The WF… Continue reading Weird entry in SQL Server database, is this a result of SQL Injection?→

The CockroachDB EC-1

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Danny Crichton

Database technology can change the world, but the world in these parts changes very, very slowly. That’s made building a startup in the sector a tough equation. Continue reading The CockroachDB EC-1→

CockroachDB, the database that just won’t die

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Danny Crichton

There is an art to engineering and sometimes engineering can transform art. For Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis, the two worlds collided when they created the open-source graphics program, GIMP. Continue reading CockroachDB, the database that just won’t die→