In Ruby, like in most languages, an exception is a way to convey that something went wrong. While some languages only use exceptions for truly exceptional circumstances, like run-time errors, Ruby uses exceptions for a wide variety of errors and unexpected results.
We love it when our teams and colleagues are sharing with us their personal projects and findings - this time, Android Apps Penetration Testing by our own Noy Pearl. If you are an android developer, pen-tester, researcher or just like most of us a security enthusiasts - this one is for you.
Whether you're making API calls from Node.js or in the browser, connection failures are going to happen eventually. Some request errors are valid. Maybe the endpoint was wrong or the client sent the wrong data. Other times you can be sure that the error is the result of a problem with the connection to the server or one of the many hops in-between. While API and web service monitoring can inform you about the problem, a more active solution can take care of it for you.
By nature, APIs are meant to be used. Even if all of your users are internal, security problems can still arise. To help with this, we've assembled a list of best practices to keep in mind when securing and locking-down an API or web service.
In recent weeks, companies and organizations that ordinarily operate in a more “traditional” office environment have had to pivot quickly to flexible and alternative working arrangements. At Egnyte, our goal has always been to help provide safe, secure access to your content no matter where you are, and that goal has become increasingly more important in the current climate.
