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Open Source Security

Protestware via prompt injection: when maintainers target AI agents

jqwik 1.10.0 shipped a hidden instruction telling AI coding agents to delete their own tests, then erased it from the terminal with ANSI codes — protestware built for agents, not humans.

Jul 7, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Should open source maintainers get free enterprise security tooling?

80-90% of the average codebase is open source, built largely by unpaid maintainers — Snyk's year-old maintainer program now covers 60+ projects for free.

Jul 7, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Explained

SCA finds every open-source package in your app — but knowing it's there isn't knowing it's exploitable. Here's what Log4Shell, xz, and Snyk's approach got right and wrong.

Jul 4, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Dependabot security updates and automated dependency pull...

Dependabot opens patch PRs from known CVEs, but backlogs pile up and malicious packages slip through. Here's what it misses versus GitHub Advanced Security.

Jun 30, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Dependabot malware detection in open source packages

Dependabot catches known vulnerabilities, not injected malware. Here's how GitHub Advanced Security handles malicious packages — and where the gaps remain.

Jun 29, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Auto-triage rules for Dependabot pull requests at scale

Dependabot floods teams with PRs, but not every alert deserves equal attention. Here's how auto-triage rules cut noise at scale, and where GHAS falls short.

Jun 29, 20268 min read
Open Source Security

What is SCA? Software Composition Analysis explained

SCA scans your open-source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and license risk. Here's what it checks, how it differs from SAST, and why reachability matters.

Jun 3, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

npm's shift from implicit to explicit trust: what changed...

npm quietly rebuilt its trust model in 2025 after the chalk/debug hijack and the Shai-Hulud worm. Here's what changed, why JFrog's curation model isn't enough, and how Safeguard closes the gap.

May 29, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

10 npm security best practices

Real npm supply-chain incidents from event-stream to the 2025 chalk/debug hack, and 10 concrete practices to stop install-time attacks, typosquatting, and token theft.

May 28, 20267 min read
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