The Risk of Data Proximity
For Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), data security and shareholder privacy are paramount. Yet, many of these organizations run their public-facing websites on traditional CMS platforms where the public web server is directly connected to a database.
If a hacker exploits a vulnerability in the CMS, they don’t just deface the homepage—they gain access to the underlying database, which may contain sensitive shareholder portals, internal directories, or proprietary documents.
The Concept of Zero-Database Architecture
The most secure database is one that doesn’t exist on the public web server.
At AlaskaWeb.pro, we utilize a “Headless CMS” architecture. The content management system (where your team writes updates) is completely decoupled from the public website.
- The Secure Backend: Your content lives in a highly secure, private environment (like Sanity or Contentful) protected by enterprise SSO (Single Sign-On).
- The Build Process: When you publish an update, an automated pipeline generates static HTML files.
- The Public Frontend: Only the static HTML files are pushed to the global edge network.
If the public site is targeted by a sophisticated cyberattack, there is no database to breach and no backend system to access. The separation is physical and absolute.