Summary: Security Fundamentals

Exploits

Exploits are vulnerabilities in our packages or third-party libraries that can be taken advantage of by attackers or people with malicious intent. Hence the name, exploit, because it can be exploited.

To protect ourselves from exploits, intentional or otherwise, we should:

• Make it a habit to check for updates regularly and integrate this practice into our development workflow.

• Consider using automated tools that can help us manage our dependencies and alert us when updates are available. ...