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Safeguard articles tagged "dependency-management" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Vulnerabilities

Lodash 4.17.21: The Security History Behind the Version Bump

Lodash 4.17.21 closed a ReDoS path in its number-parsing helpers and a command-injection risk in its templating function — here's the security history that led up to it.

Feb 11, 20255 min read
Open Source

core-js on npm: Security Review and Safe Usage

A security and sustainability review of core-js on npm: the postinstall history, the maintainer funding crisis, and how to keep this near-universal dependency safe.

Jan 29, 20256 min read
Open Source

connected-react-router: A Security Guide for an Inactive Package

connected-react-router is popular but no longer actively maintained and has no official React 18 support. Here is the risk that creates and how to move off it safely.

Jan 29, 20255 min read
Open Source

npm uninstall package: How to Safely Remove Dependencies

How the npm uninstall package command works, what it leaves behind, and how to confirm a removed dependency is actually gone from your tree and your risk surface.

Jan 28, 20256 min read
Concepts

What is a Package Registry Mirror

A package registry mirror is a local copy or caching proxy of a public registry. It keeps builds running when npm is down — and controls what enters your supply chain.

Dec 17, 20246 min read
Best Practices

EHR System Dependency Governance

Electronic Health Record platforms carry decades of transitive dependencies. A practical governance model for hospitals, vendors, and compliance officers.

Oct 28, 20246 min read
Engineering

Rust Crate Security: cargo audit, cargo vet and Beyond

cargo audit catches known-bad versions, cargo vet forces someone to actually read the code. What each tool covers, what neither covers, and how to run both without hating your CI.

Sep 20, 20246 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Cross-Platform App Supply Chain Risks You Cannot Ignore

Cross-platform frameworks multiply supply chain attack surfaces by combining multiple dependency ecosystems. Understanding these compounded risks is essential for modern mobile and desktop security.

Sep 5, 20247 min read
Compliance

HIPAA and Third-Party Software Components: A Developer Guide

HIPAA never mentions npm, but a vulnerable dependency in an ePHI system is a Security Rule problem. How risk analysis, patching, and BAAs map to your dependency tree.

Jun 23, 20246 min read
Best Practices

Payment Processor Dependency Risks

The libraries and services that sit between a merchant and the card networks carry concentrated risk. A practical look at what goes wrong, and how to build a dependency program that catches it.

Jun 18, 20247 min read
SBOM and Compliance

SBOM Visualization Tools Compared: Making Dependency Data Actionable

An SBOM in JSON or XML format is data. A visualization turns that data into insight. This comparison examines how different tools present SBOM data and which approaches work best for different audiences.

May 20, 20246 min read
Open Source Security

Spring Dependency Management Supply Chain

Spring Boot's dependency management is the unsung hero of the Java ecosystem, and it is also a supply chain seam worth understanding. Here is how BOMs, starters, and transitive version coercion shape what actually ships.

Apr 30, 20247 min read

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