Newsletter 42: Data Security at DrapCode: How We Keep Your Data Safe and Secure

Hi There!👋

This week we bring to you fascinating insights on 'Data Security'. 😀😀 

Before that, let's take a look at some of the facts. Did you know that - 

- 45% of the data breaches were cloud-based 

- The average cost of a data breach increased by 2.6% to $4.35 million in 2022 from $ 4. 24 million dollars in 2021

At DrapCode, we prioritise your data security and bring here everything you need to know - how we secure your data so that you know where your data is, how it is stored and processed and how we ensure it is secure. 🔐

Fret not and focus on building your app while we make sure your app runs in a secure and scalable manner. These practices may vary depending on your subscription plan. 🤝

Till we bring out the next update, stay inspired and have fun building your app! 😀😀 

👮‍♀️ Data Security at DrapCode

🔄 Data Encryption using AWS KMS

• Easy-to-Manage: It makes it easy to create and manage encryption keys. 
• Unmatched security: It uses industry-standard encryption algorithms and provides strong security features such as automatic key rotation, customer-managed keys, etc.
• Compliance: In addition to protecting sensitive data, encryption is also an important component of data security compliance frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

🔡 Audit Logging

• Compliance: Audit logs can help an organization to comply with various regulations and standards by providing a record of all activities and events within the system.
• Security: Audit logs can be used to detect and respond to security breaches and attacks by identifying suspicious or unauthorized activities within the system
• Data changes: Logs help to identify data changes such as who made the changes, and what were the previous values.
• Performance monitoring: Audit logs can be used to monitor system performance and identify areas where improvements can be made.

✅ Encrypted Backup (Encryption at rest)

What's this About?

Encrypted backup is a method of securing data by encrypting it before it is backed up to a storage device or a cloud service.

DrapCode provides a simpler, more user-friendly interface for configuring and managing backups. It lets you enable encryption for the backups. You can specify an encryption key or passphrase that will be used to encrypt the data before it is backed up. 

• Data security: Encrypted backup ensures that data is secured by encryption, which helps protect sensitive information in case of unauthorized access or data breaches.
• Compliance: Encrypted backup is often required to comply with regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, which mandates that sensitive healthcare data must be encrypted.
• Disaster recovery: Encrypted backup helps ensure that data can be recovered in the event of data loss due to hardware failure, natural disasters, or other unforeseen events.

🆗 SSL Certificates (Encryption in transit)

What's this About?

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security protocol designed to provide secure communication over the Internet. 

DrapCode uses SLL to encrypt data transmitted between a web server and a client (such as a web browser or mobile app). This data transmitted between the server and client is encrypted, which helps to protect against eavesdropping, tampering, and other forms of cyber attack.

• Confidentiality: This encryption ensures that the data cannot be intercepted or modified by unauthorized third parties.
• Authentication: It provides authentication that helps to ensure that the client communicates with the intended server and not a fake or malicious one. 
• Data safety: This secure connection ensures that any data transmitted between the user's browser and the web server is encrypted and protected from eavesdropping or tampering.

👨‍💻 Private Hosting

What's this about?

With private hosting, clients have the flexibility to customize the server to their specific needs, including installing their software, configuring security settings, and managing backups and updates. 

DrapCode's offers built-in hosting options, which allow you to host your web applications on the platform's own servers. This gives you more control over the hosting environment and can help to ensure that your applications are hosted securely and privately.

• Greater control: This level of control and flexibility is particularly important for businesses and organizations that have high-traffic websites, custom applications, or specialized security requirements.
• Enhanced security: It is a good option for websites with high-traffic volume and that requires a lot of storage space and processing power.
• Customization: It offers the client full control over their server space and even lets them customize it. 

❇️ Base64 Encoding

What's this about?

Base64 encoding is a method of encoding binary data (such as images, audio files, or executable code) into a set of printable ASCII characters. 

DrapCode offers built-in functions or integrations that allow you to perform Base64 encoding as part of your application's logic. For example, you may be able to use a visual drag-and-drop interface to create a workflow that encodes an image as Base64 before sending it to an API.

• Data Transmission: It makes the data readable and transferable across different systems and protocols that may not support binary data.
• Data storage: Base64 encoding is used to store binary data in a text format, which is easier to store and manipulate than binary data.
• URL encoding: Base64 encoding can be used to encode binary data in URLs. This is useful when sending data via URL parameters or when storing data in cookies.

👥 Access Control

What's this about?

Access control ensures that only authorized users can access sensitive data or resources, while preventing unauthorized users from gaining access. 

DrapCode provides built-in access control features that allow you to define roles and permissions for users or groups of users. Along with built-in access control features to allow you to use custom code or integrations to implement access control.

• Improved security: Access control is a critical component of any security program and helps protect sensitive information and resources from unauthorized access. 
• Regulatory compliance: Many industries are subject to regulatory requirements that mandate the use of access control.
• Increased productivity: Access control systems can provide users with quick and secure access to the resources they need, allowing them to work more efficiently and effectively.

🔣 Multi-Factor Authentication (Coming Soon)

What's this about?

Multi-factor authentication is simple and fast to establish once set up correctly, similar to the other HIPAA compliant web hosting requirements. 

DrapCode's Multi-factor authentication is coming soon offering an enhanced layer of security for your applications. 

• Enhanced security: Multi-factor authentication provides an extra layer of security by requiring users to provide additional forms of identification, such as a fingerprint, facial recognition, or a security token, in addition to a password or PIN.
• Reduced risk of data breaches: Multi-factor authentication can significantly reduce the risk of data breaches by ensuring that only authorized users can access sensitive information.
• Compliance: Many regulatory frameworks, such as PCI DSS, require the use of multi-factor authentication to protect sensitive data. 

🎦 Video Tutorials

Encryption of Data using AWS KMS (Key Management Service)  

Base64 Encoding

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