Summary

It’s not just our world that’s interconnected; our software is interconnected in ways few outside the industry can really grasp. Open source is not limited to big monoliths such as the WebKit browser engine, Linux, and the Apache web server. It contains packages that are dependencies for your dependencies, such as Log4j and left-pad.

Supply chain attacks can poison or infiltrate dependencies, browser and IDE plugins, source code management, build systems, testing tools, monitoring tools, and more. Attackers are opportunistic and find entry through probing, testing, phishing, and poisoning, to name a few.

This is why the SSC is something to consider at every stage of the SDLC, from gathering requirements to deployment and monitoring. Now that you understand the importance of the SSC, you’ll explore ways to secure it further in this book.

The next chapter will go deeper into methods of attacking and protecting one of the foundational elements of...