Incident Analysis
debug/chalk npm Compromise Sept 2025: Deep Dive
A phishing campaign against a prolific npm maintainer poisoned chalk, debug, and several other packages with a Web3 hijacker. Here is the full breakdown.
Feb 13, 20267 min read
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The Annual Vendor Security Review Cadence
A complete timeline and workflow for running the annual vendor security review cycle, staffed sustainably, with clear deliverables and audit-ready evidence.
Feb 12, 20266 min read
DevSecOps
Secure Development Environment Setup: A Practical Guide
Setting up a secure development environment involves more than installing an IDE. From OS hardening to credential management, here is a comprehensive checklist for security-conscious teams.
Feb 12, 20265 min read
Web Security
Privilege Escalation in Web Applications: Attacks and Defenses
Privilege escalation vulnerabilities let attackers elevate their access level within an application. This guide covers both vertical and horizontal escalation techniques, real-world patterns, and concrete defenses.
Feb 12, 20267 min read
Compliance
South Korea's Cybersecurity Regulations and Software Supply Chain Requirements
South Korea is strengthening cybersecurity regulations with new supply chain security frameworks. Here's the landscape for software vendors.
Feb 12, 20266 min read
Incident Analysis
AnyDesk Production Systems Compromised: Code Signing Certificates Stolen
AnyDesk confirmed a breach of their production systems in late January 2024, forcing revocation of code signing certificates and a mandatory password reset for all users.
Feb 12, 20265 min read
Incident Analysis
Cloudflare's Thanksgiving 2023 Breach: How Okta Credentials Led to a Nation-State Intrusion
Cloudflare disclosed that a nation-state actor used credentials stolen from the October 2023 Okta breach to access their Atlassian systems. Their transparent post-mortem set a new standard.
Feb 12, 20265 min read
Best Practices
Secure Boot UEFI and Software Supply Chain Links
How UEFI Secure Boot, shim, and Microsoft third-party UEFI CA connect to software supply chain risk in OS and firmware update pipelines.
Feb 12, 20265 min read
Vulnerabilities
The Spring Shell Vulnerability: What Happened
Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965) let attackers achieve remote code execution through Spring's data-binding mechanism — here's what made it exploitable and what actually needed patching.
Feb 12, 20264 min read
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