Branch protection
Repository rules requiring review or checks before code can merge into a main branch.
Learn it through a story
- The Secret That Outlived the Fix (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 4)
Related terms
- Blast radius How far the impact of a compromise or mistake can spread from its starting point.
- Blue team The defenders who detect, respond to, and fix what the red team finds.
- Botnet A large network of compromised devices controlled together, often without their owners' knowledge.
- Broken object-level authorization (BOLA) An API that checks login but not whether the specific requested record belongs to the requester.
- Bug bounty programme A company's published invitation to test specific systems, often with a reward for valid findings.
- Captive portal The sign-in page a public wifi network shows before granting access.