The Software Supply Chain Threat
Modern applications depend on hundreds of third-party libraries and services. Attackers increasingly target these dependencies as an entry point — compromising one widely-used library can affect thousands of downstream victims simultaneously.
Key Defences
- SBOM (Software Bill of Materials): Maintain a complete inventory of every component in your application to identify affected versions instantly when new CVEs are published.
- Dependency Pinning: Lock dependency versions and verify checksums to prevent malicious updates.
- Vendor Risk Assessments: Require SOC 2 reports or security questionnaires from critical software vendors.