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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
Open Source

minimatch npm: Security Review and Safe Usage

The minimatch npm package powers glob matching across the JavaScript ecosystem, and a ReDoS flaw made older versions a denial-of-service risk. Here is what to know and how to stay safe.

Jan 28, 20255 min read
Open Source

Lodash on npm: Prototype Pollution Risks and the Safe Version

The lodash npm package is everywhere, and older versions carry real prototype pollution CVEs. Here are the fixed versions and how to check what your tree resolves to.

Jan 22, 20255 min read
Open Source

npm run: How Scripts Work and How to Use Them Safely

npm run executes the scripts defined in your package.json. Here is how it resolves commands, the lifecycle hooks that run automatically, and the supply-chain risks to watch.

Jan 22, 20256 min read
Open Source

chokidar on npm: A Security Review of the File-Watching Library

chokidar is the file-watching library behind most of the Node.js tooling ecosystem, and version 4 cut its dependency count from 13 to 1. Here is what that means for your supply chain risk.

Jan 21, 20256 min read
Open Source

npm underscore Security Review: Is It Safe to Use in 2025?

A security review of the npm underscore package, the code-injection CVE in its template function, and whether you still need it in a modern JavaScript stack.

Jan 21, 20255 min read
Open Source

Software Heritage and the Case for Source Code Preservation

Software Heritage archives the world's source code. Here is why that matters for supply chain security, reproducibility, and long-term software integrity.

Apr 8, 20237 min read
Open Source

Open Source Funding, Sustainability, and Security

The software industry runs on open source maintained by unpaid volunteers. Until we fix the funding problem, we can't fix the security problem.

Dec 15, 20229 min read
Open Source

The Open Source Maintainer Burnout Crisis and Its Security Consequences

Burned-out maintainers abandon projects, accept risky PRs without review, and hand off keys to strangers. The burnout crisis is a supply chain security crisis.

Nov 20, 20226 min read
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