Ransomware
Malware or a campaign demanding ransom through data blocking and disclosure threats. Isolated backups and recovery exercises limit damage but do not eliminate disclosure risk.
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Clear filtersRate limiting
Limiting operations per time period for a key such as account or IP. It mitigates abuse but needs consideration of shared addresses.
Definition and sourcesReact
A library for building interfaces from components. Complete applications also need routing, data-fetching and deployment decisions; React alone does not decide everything.
Definition and sourcesRefactoring
Changing internal code structure without intended changes to observable behaviour. Tests help preserve contracts while improving readability and maintainability.
Definition and sourcesRegression tests
Checking whether a change damaged previously working behaviour. Scope should follow risk and dependencies rather than test counts alone.
Definition and sourcesRepository
A location holding a project and version history, such as Git. Repository access and copies need protection, especially against publishing secrets.
Definition and sourcesREST
An architectural style with constraints including statelessness and a uniform interface. Using HTTP and JSON alone does not make an API RESTful.
Definition and sourcesRuby on Rails
A Ruby web-application framework based on conventions and MVC architecture. It includes data models, routing and testing tools.
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