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Bayanat v5.0 security audit by 7ASecurity

SJAC publishes the results of an independent penetration test and whitebox security review of Bayanat by 7ASecurity, alongside Bayanat v5.0.

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Bayanat 4 is here

Bayanat 4.0 adds document intelligence, bring-your-own AI support, one-command installs, safer upgrades, and security hardening for human rights documentation teams.

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Introducing the Form Builder: Bayanat v3.0.0

Bayanat v3.0.0 introduces the Form Builder, giving administrators flexible tools to customize Actors, Bulletins, and Incidents without code changes.

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Building a Powerful OSINT Platform: Key Factors for Success

Key factors for choosing or building an OSINT and human rights documentation platform, from chain of custody to flexible workflows and security.

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Lessons Learned from Upgrading Bayanat to Vue 3 and Vuetify 3

Lessons from upgrading Bayanat to Vue 3 and Vuetify 3, including routing, component registration, date handling, data tables, and no-build constraints.

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Bayanat's New Actor Profiles

Bayanat’s Actor Profile tool helps investigators consolidate multiple source profiles into clearer, more complete actor records while preserving data integrity.

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Unlocking Bayanat's Full Potential: A Deep Dive into Bayanat Settings

A closer look at Bayanat settings, including workflow customization, storage controls, security options, maps, imports, exports, and component data.

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2023 Updates to SJAC’s Bayanat Database

A look at Bayanat’s 2023 updates, including stronger security, access control, export workflows, import monitoring, search improvements, and map visualization.

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Welcome to Bayanat Blog

Introducing the Bayanat blog, a space for product updates, technical insights, case studies, and stories from the open-source human rights technology community.

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