Coder Geek

Divya Mudgal a.k.a Coder Geek is an information security researcher and freelance application developer. A graduate in computer science, she has experience in secure coding, application development and researching the security side of application development.
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Application security

OWASP ProActive Controls: Part 2 of 2

March 6, 2015

In the first part of this series, we covered the Top 5 OWASP ProActive Controls and learned how they can prove to be of great use in securing applications. I

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Application security

OWASP ProActive Controls: Part 1

March 2, 2015

What is OWASP ProActive Controls? In one line, this project can be explained as "Secure Coding Practices by Developers for Developers".[pkadzone zone="main_t

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Cryptography

Quantum Cryptography

January 30, 2015

"Quantum cryptography uses photons and physics to generate cryptographic keys" What is quantum cryptography?[pkadzone zone="main_top"] Quantum cryptography i

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Application security

Parameterized SQL query over dynamic SQL query

September 19, 2014

What is a parameterized SQL query? It is used for better performance, high efficiency and prevention of SQL injection vulnerability. Before going further, l

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General security

Defense-in-Depth: Layered Protection and Data Security

September 18, 2014

Application vulnerability is caused when a developer fails to sanitize the input from user and blindly uses it as an input for further data processing. One o

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Secure coding

Securing Your Java Code 3

January 17, 2014

For Part 2[pkadzone zone="main_top"] Sensitive Data Exposure A web application is vulnerable if it does not store sensitive information like password, bank

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Secure coding

Securing Your Java Code 2

December 20, 2013

For Part 3 [pkadzone zone="main_top"] SQL Injection SQL injection occurs when a user sends malicious data to an interpreter as an SQL query. The a

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