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> The culture with using version ranges for dependency resolution

Yep, auto-updating dependencies are the main culprit why malware can spread so fast. I strongly recommend the use `save-exact` in npm and only update your dependencies when you actually need to.

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This advice leaves you vulnerable to log4j style vulnerabilities that get discovered though.

The answer is a balance. Use Dependabot to keep dependencies up to date, but configure a dependency cooldown so you don't end up installing anything too new. A seven day cooldown would keep you from being vulnerable to these types of attacks.

Cooldowns only work if enough people don't use cooldowns (or don't use cooldowns longer than yours) for attacks to get noticed.

That may have been true two years ago, but now you have groups like Wiz doing scans and looking for these types of attacks. You don't have to wait for someone to get their shit destroyed to notice.

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