diff --git a/sections/security/commonsecuritybestpractices.md b/sections/security/commonsecuritybestpractices.md index 5221a724..2280af5d 100644 --- a/sections/security/commonsecuritybestpractices.md +++ b/sections/security/commonsecuritybestpractices.md @@ -95,5 +95,17 @@ Going on, below we've listed some important bits of advice from the OWASP projec - Applying context-sensitive encoding when modifying the browser document on the client-side acts against DOM XSS - Enabling a Content-Security Policy (CSP) as a defense-in-depth mitigating control against XSS +## ![✔] Protect Personally Identifyable Information (PII Data) + +- Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that can be used to identify a specific individual +- Protect Personally Identifyable Information in the Applications by encrypting them +- Follow the data privacy laws of the land + + +- Reference laws: + +- European Union: GDPR - https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_en +- India: https://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Personal_Data_Protection_Bill,2018.pdf +- Singapore: https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/Legislation-and-Guidelines/Personal-Data-Protection-Act-Overview