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GitHub Actions Security: Hidden Supply Chain Risks
GitHub Actions workflows execute third-party code with access to your repository secrets. Most teams don't realize how much trust they're placing in action authors.
Jan 4, 20265 min read
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npm registry package hijacking incidents (CVE-2015-8858 era)
CVE-2015-8858 anchors a broader era of npm registry package hijacking — tar-extraction path traversal, left-pad, and weak account security explained.
Jan 4, 20268 min read
Privacy & Security
Apple's iCloud CSAM Scanning Controversy: Privacy vs. Security at Scale
Apple's 2021 announcement of on-device CSAM scanning ignited a fierce debate about surveillance, encryption, and the boundaries of technology companies' responsibility — leading Apple to ultimately abandon the plan.
Jan 4, 20266 min read
SBOM & Compliance
Software bill of materials expectations from banking regu...
FFIEC and OCC examiners now expect banks to show software transparency. Here's what SBOM banking regulators actually ask for, and how to be ready before the next exam.
Jan 4, 20267 min read
Incident Analysis
Travis CI Token Leak Retrospective
Travis CI exposed secrets from public repo forks for weeks in 2021. Here is the exact defect, who was affected, and the permanent takeaways.
Jan 4, 20266 min read
Incident Analysis
event-stream / flatmap-stream npm backdoor incident
How a trusted npm maintainer handoff let attackers plant a wallet-draining backdoor in event-stream, and what it still teaches security teams today.
Jan 4, 20266 min read
Open Source Security
npm colors and faker Sabotage: When Maintainers Revolt
The maintainer of colors and faker deliberately corrupted his own packages, affecting thousands of projects. It raised uncomfortable questions about open source sustainability and trust.
Jan 4, 20266 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Securing the payment gateway software supply chain
A single compromised script or dependency can silently harvest card data at checkout. Here's what payment gateway supply chain security actually requires in 2026.
Jan 4, 20267 min read
Cloud Security
ChaosDB: The Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Vulnerability That Exposed Thousands of Databases
A critical vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB allowed any user to gain full admin access to other customers' database instances, exposing data from thousands of organizations including Fortune 500 companies.
Jan 3, 20265 min read
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