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The insider perspective on the event-stream compromise (Interview)

The insider perspective on the event-stream compromise (Interview)

FromThe Changelog: Software Development, Open Source


The insider perspective on the event-stream compromise (Interview)

FromThe Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

ratings:
Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Adam and Jerod talk with Dominic Tarr, creator of event-stream, the IO library that made recent news as the latest malicious package in the npm registry. event-stream was turned malware, designed to target a very specific development environment and harvest account details and private keys from Bitcoin accounts. They talk through Dominic’s backstory as a prolific contributor to open source, his stance on this package, his work in open source, the sequence of events around the hack, how we can and should handle maintainer-ship of open source infrastructure over the full life-cycle of the code’s usefulness, and what some best practices are for moving forward from this kind of attack.
Released:
Dec 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Conversations with the hackers, leaders, and innovators of software development. Hosts Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo face their imposter syndrome so you don’t have to. Expect in-depth interviews with the best and brightest in software engineering, open source, and leadership. This is a polyglot podcast. All programming languages, platforms, and communities are welcome. Open source moves fast. Keep up.