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Blocking unsafe open source dependencies in pull requests with Minder and OSV.dev

Using data from the open source OSV.dev project and other sources, Minder can now block pull requests that contain malicious and deprecated packages, so that they canโ€™t inadvertently be merged into your code.

Most teams today use vulnerability scanners to find CVEs in their open source dependencies. While avoiding dependencies with known vulnerabilities is important, these scanners may neglect to flag malicious or deprecated packages that donโ€™t have any CVEs, even though these packages may pose an even greater threat to your supply chain.

Read the full article by Yolanda Robla & Adolfo "Puerco" Garcรญa Veytia here

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