Cybersecurity

Dependency Management and Security: What to Automate

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Vulnerable dependencies are a leading cause of incidents. The good news: dependency scanning is well-supported and can be run in CI on every build. We break down what to scan (direct and transitive dependencies), when to fail a build vs. report only, and how to triage and remediate findings. We also discuss keeping your dependency graph lean and upgrading strategically so security doesn't get lost in noise.