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Mastering Python Scientific Computing

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Mastering Python Scientific Computing

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering Python Scientific Computing
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

The best practices for data privacy and security


Data privacy and security are the most important areas to focus on for applications to be successfully adopted and widely used. This section covers the best practices for proper privacy and security of the application and data:

  • Data privacy: There are certain applications that require collection of data, and for some specific applications, the developers must take utmost care of the privacy of user data. This data privacy is highly essential, as the data may be financial or medical data, and losing it in some way may result in a big loss for the stakeholders. This concern must be considered carefully during all phases of the system's development life cycle.

  • Security considerations for web applications/services: If the application is designed as a web application/service, then special care must be taken when it comes to security, as web-based systems are the main focus of security attacks. Several well-defined strategies are available for both...