npm Install Script Security: The Code That Runs Before Your Code
npm install scripts execute arbitrary code during package installation. They are the most exploited vector in JavaScript supply chain attacks.
Deep dives, practical guides, and incident analyses from engineers who build Safeguard. No fluff, no vendor FUD — just what you need to ship secure software.
npm install scripts execute arbitrary code during package installation. They are the most exploited vector in JavaScript supply chain attacks.
When an npm package looks suspicious, you need a systematic approach to determine if it is malicious. These analysis techniques separate noise from genuine threats.
SBOMs were originally for on-premises software. Now SaaS customers are asking for them too. Here is what that means and how to respond.
After a supply chain breach, the remediation window is your best opportunity to implement controls that should have existed before the incident. This guide covers what to harden and in what order.
Maven plugins execute during your build with full system access. Verifying them is harder than verifying runtime dependencies, and most teams skip it.
Almost every package manager supports post-install hooks that run arbitrary code. This is the most abused feature in supply chain attacks.
Modern applications use multiple languages and package ecosystems. Analyzing dependencies across these boundaries requires techniques that single-ecosystem tools cannot provide.
Go checksum database is one of the most underappreciated supply chain security features in any language ecosystem. Here is how it works and where it falls short.
Maven's dependency resolution mechanism can be exploited through repository poisoning, dependency confusion, and POM manipulation. Here is what Java teams need to know.
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