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Data Security Champion: SQL Injection and Prevention

by Laurentiu Raducu

This course will teach you the essentials about SQL Injection attacks, equipping you with critical skills for modern data management.

What you'll learn

Addressing the growing threat of database breaches in today's digital world is crucial. In this course, Data Security Champion: SQL Injection and Prevention, you’ll learn to effectively safeguard databases against SQL injection attacks. First, you’ll explore the fundamental concepts of SQL injection, understanding what it is and how it happens. Next, you’ll discover various prevention techniques, such as input validation, parameterized queries, and the use of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate these security measures into organizational practices, particularly for roles like data analysts. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of database security needed to effectively protect sensitive data from SQL injection vulnerabilities.

About the author

It all began in highschool, when Laurentiu first started his path in the computer science journey. Initially he started with C++, and fell in love quickly with the prospect of learning to develop software. Thanks to his passion for chess, his first computer program was a console-based ASCII chess game developed in C++. After a while, during university, Laurentiu started to experiment with other OOP programming languages, like Java, Kotlin or Python. He started to play with different tech stacks ... more

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