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Vulnerabilities & defenses · 31 articles · Page 2 of 3
Protect your software supply chain with dependency pinning, lockfile integrity verification, SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning automation, and strategies for evaluating and monitoring third-party package risk.
Implement robust secrets management using HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and sealed secrets with patterns for rotation, injection, least-privilege access, and preventing secret sprawl across microservices.
Implement secure OAuth 2.0 token lifecycle management covering token storage strategies, automatic rotation with refresh tokens, revocation propagation, and protection against token theft and replay attacks.
Implement runtime security monitoring patterns that detect and block attacks from inside your Node.js application, covering SQL injection detection, path traversal prevention, and anomalous behavior alerting.
Implement robust API authorization patterns including RBAC, ABAC, and policy-as-code approaches that protect resources at every layer while remaining maintainable as your system grows.
Understand how CORS actually works at the protocol level and implement secure, correct configurations that don't resort to wildcard allow-all patterns.
Understand the unique security challenges of serverless architectures and implement practical defense patterns for AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and similar platforms.
How to implement Content Security Policy headers that actually protect your application — covering directive syntax, nonce-based inline scripts, reporting, and incremental rollout strategies that don't break your site.
Practical techniques for hardening Docker containers — covering image scanning, least-privilege configuration, secrets management, network policies, and runtime security monitoring.
A practical guide to securing APIs with token-based authentication, role-based access control, scope-based permissions, and API key management — covering common vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.
What zero trust means beyond the buzzword — covering identity-based access, mutual TLS, network microsegmentation, and how developers can implement zero trust principles at the application layer.
How to protect your JavaScript projects from supply chain attacks — covering dependency auditing, lockfile integrity, typosquatting detection, and automated vulnerability scanning in CI pipelines.