Lessons from the npm Attack: How to Secure Dependencies with Artifact Management
The recent npm supply chain attack was a wake-up call: open source dependencies are a critical risk vector. If your organization isn’t actively securing the way you source, store, and distribute software artifacts, you’re exposed.
Things you'll learn
- Clear lessons from the S1ngularity/nx and npm cryptocurrency incidents, and what they mean for organizations like yours.
- Why vulnerabilities buried deep in your dependency tree matter — and how they can directly impact your business.
- Practical guidance to help you reduce risk without slowing development.
- What it means to build security into every stage of your software lifecycle — not just at the end.
Speakers
Summary
The recent npm supply chain attack was a wake-up call: open source dependencies are one of the most critical risk vectors facing modern software teams. High-profile incidents like the npm cryptocurrency attack and the S1ngularity/nx breach have made it clear that vulnerabilities don’t just come from the code you write, they often hide in the transitive dependencies your applications rely on.
If your organization isn’t actively securing how you source, store, and distribute software artifacts, you’re exposed. And while you can’t stop attackers from trying, you can prepare to minimize risk and disruption when the next breach inevitably happens.
In this webinar, we’ll explore what these attacks revealed about dependency risk, why practices like lockfiles and dependency pinning matter, and how to build resilience with approaches like Continuous Security and Verified Registries. You’ll also see how Cloudsmith helps teams automatically mitigate malware and vulnerabilities, so you can stay ahead of threats without slowing development.
