What the Dev?

328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)

In this episode, Jenna interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO of Chainguard, about the Shai-Hulud worm that has made its way through the npm ecosystem.

They discuss:

  • What Shai-Hulud is and why it's so bad
  • Security measures GitHub plans to implement in npm 
  • Best practices to follow to mitigate risk