GraphAware Blog - Security

Cybersecurity & Graph Technology: An Excellent Fit

24 Oct 2017 by Eric Spiegelberg · 5 min read Neo4j Security

We are becoming increasingly dependent on technology. Yet, without diligent attention paid to cybersecurity, technology is vulnerable to unauthorized access, change or even destruction. These vulnerabilities pose threats to our individual and collective safety, security and human and economic well-being.Cybersecurity is therefore a vitally important global issue with substantial consequences that depends on safe, stable, and resilient security of our data, devices, and systems.Equifax: The BreachThe latest major cybersecurity incident was publically revealed when Equifax, a US-based consumer credit reporting agency that assimilates and analyzes the financial health of more than 820 million consumers and 91 million businesses globally, announced a...

Securing Neo4j with GraphAware Enterprise

29 Mar 2016 by Michal Bachman · 5 min read Neo4j GraphAware Intermediate Security Enterprise

For most organisations, data security is extremely important. The topic comes up every single time we are training, consulting,or otherwise engaging in the world of graphs and Neo4j. At the same time, security is very difficult and time-consuming to get rightand the implications of getting it wrong can be serious. In this blog post, we introduce the integration of Spring Securityinto Neo4j which provides important security controls and mechanisms for enterprises and governments that make use of theworld’s most popular graph database.Security in Neo4jNeo4j comes with certain security mechanisms out of the box. These include HTTPS support,single-user authentication with all-or-nothing...