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Software supply chain attacks are rapidly increasing in scale and sophistication. They exploit a well-known weak point: the reliance of modern projects on open-source libraries. A single compromised package can spread malicious code to thousands of organizations, enabling data theft, backdoors, or even manipulation of digital transactions.

These attacks are no longer rare exceptions. They target some of the most widely downloaded modules in the open-source ecosystem—packages downloaded millions, even billions, of times per week. Their success proves that security must evolve alongside the pace of software development.

This is where the DevSecOps approach becomes essential. The concept is simple: integrate security into every stage of the application lifecycle. Instead of waiting until deployment to run checks, development, security, and operations teams collaborate from the start. Every commit, every dependency, every pipeline becomes an opportunity to prevent threats. Security stops being a bottleneck—it becomes an enabler of trust and performance.

Within this context, Aikido stands out as a powerful ally. Its unified security platform combines simplicity with depth:

• Safe-Chain: a real-time shield that blocks compromised packages before they’re installed, neutralizing threats at the root.
• Software Composition Analysis (SCA): identifies known vulnerabilities, manages open-source licenses, and generates SBOMs for compliance.
• Proactive malware detection: leveraging AI and human expertise, Aikido flags hundreds of malicious packages daily—often before they’re publicly disclosed.
• Seamless integrations: in CI/CD pipelines, IDEs, or collaboration tools, developers are alerted early with automated fixes (AutoFix) that reduce noise and false positives.
• Privacy by design: your source code is never stored, and on-premises deployment options are available for highly regulated environments.

By combining the DevSecOps approach with a solution like Aikido, organizations strengthen their cyber resilience. They move from a reactive stance to continuous prevention, drastically reducing risks tied to open-source dependencies while securing development environments without slowing down innovation.