JSJ 357: Event-Stream & Package Vulnerabilities with Richard Feldman and Hillel Wayne

SponsorsTriplebyteSentry use the code “devchat” for $100 creditClubhouseCacheFlyPanelAaron FrostAJ O’NealChris FerdinandiJoe EamesAimee KnightCharles Max WoodJoined by special guests: Hillel Wayne and Richard FeldmanEpisode SummaryIn this episode of JavaScript Jabber, Hillel Wayne kicks off the podcast by giving a short background about his work, explains the concepts of formal methods and the popular npm package - event-stream, in brief. The panelists then dive into the recent event-stream attack and discuss it at length, focusing on different package managers and their vulnerabilities, as well as the security issues associated with them. They debate on whether paying open source developers for their work, thereby leading to an increase in contribution, would eventually help in improving security or not. They finally talk about what can be done to fix certain dependencies and susceptibilities to prevent further attacks and if there are any solutions that can make things both convenient and secure for users.LinksSTAMP model in accident investigationHillel’s TwitterHillel’s websiteRichard’s TwitterStamping on Event-StreamPicksJoe Eames:Stuffed FablesAimee Knight:SRE book - GoogleLululemon leggingsDVSR - BandAaron Frost:JSConf USChris Ferdinandi:Paws New EnglandVanilla JS GuidesCharles Max Wood:Sony Noise Cancelling HeadphonesKSL ClassifiedsUpworkRichard Feldman:Elm in ActionSentinels of the MultiverseHillel Wayne:Elm in the SpringPractical TLA+Nina Chicago - KnittingTomb TraderSpecial Guests: Hillel Wayne and Richard Feldman.

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