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Should you freeze deploys during a dependency compromise?
A decision guide for freezing or continuing deploys when a dependency is compromised: when a freeze helps, when it hurts, and how to scope one narrowly.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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How do you freeze your code before comparing dependency scanners?
Pin every repository to a commit SHA before a scanner comparison, or the tools will be graded on different code. Here is how to freeze and prove it.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Freelancer, agency or staff augmentation: which access model fits?
Each outside developer arrangement needs different access rules. Compare identity, accountability, devices and offboarding for three common models.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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How can a research lab scan for vulnerabilities with no budget?
A zero-cost starting kit for labs: open source dependency auditors, public advisory data, KEV and EPSS, and a monthly routine that takes about an hour.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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Free government scans, a bought tool, or scripts for a small IT team?
A decision guide for small public sector IT teams: what no-cost CISA scanning covers, where a code scanning tool fits, and when scripts are enough.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Can a framework be end of life while its runtime is still supported?
Yes. A framework and its language runtime run on separate support clocks. Django and Rails examples show why an inventory needs a row for each layer.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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You found an unknown third-party integration in production. Now what?
A calm six-step triage for an unrecognized SDK or API call: identify the owner, check the data sent, decide keep, restrict or remove, then add it to the inventory.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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How do you make sure a hotfix is forward ported to main?
A hotfix that never reaches main returns in the next release. Link the changes, add a regression test, and check for the fix before cutting any release.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What belongs in a fork register, and who should own each fork?
A fork register is a short list of every fork you run: upstream, base version, patches, owner, sync date and exit condition. Fields and a review routine.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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