Protection of databases, data transmissions and files without the use of encryption

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for securing content of a file of a particular type from unauthorized access by hiding relationships between units of content of the file, the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when loaded into computer memory and executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the following steps:

• dividing the file into a linear construction of segments of a specific size, by a first computing device;
• treating the linear construction as a series of rows and columns, with the segments filling cells of the columns of the rows, by the first computing device;
• transforming the file into a protected file by permuting cells of a specific column or a specific row, by the first computing device;
• wherein permuting cells of the specific column or the specific row further comprises applying a permutation algorithm using modular arithmetic to the cells of the specific column or the specific row across multiple columns or rows, wherein the permutation reorders the cells without altering content of any individual cell;
• wherein the permuted column or the permuted row still contains all of the original cells in a permuted order, thereby hiding relationships between the cells of the permuted column or the permuted row and the other cells of the file;
• and
• wherein the transformed, protected file secures sensitive content from unauthorized access by hiding relationships between the sensitive content and other associated content;
• and
• responsive to a request from a second computing device, transmitting the protected file to the second computing device, by the first computing device.

A computer system for securing content of a file of a particular type from unauthorized access by hiding relationships between units of content of the file, the computer system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• computer memory;
• program code for dividing the file into a linear construction of segments of a specific size, by a first computing device;
• program code for treating the linear construction as a series of rows and columns, with the segments filling cells of the columns of the rows, by the first computing device;
• program code for transforming the file into a protected file by permuting cells of a specific column or a specific row, by the first computing device;
• wherein permuting cells of the specific column or the specific row further comprises applying a permutation algorithm using modular arithmetic to the cells of the specific column or the specific row across multiple columns or rows, wherein the permutation reorders the cells without altering content of any individual cell;
• wherein the permuted column or the permuted row still contains all of the original cells in a permuted order, thereby hiding relationships between the cells of the permuted column or the permuted row and the other cells of the file;
• and
• wherein the transformed, protected file secures sensitive content from unauthorized access by hiding relationships between the sensitive content and other associated content;
• and
• program code for, responsive to a request from a second computing device, transmitting the protected file to the second computing device, by the first computing device.