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How Modern Dependency Culture Reshaped the Supply Chain Threat Landscape
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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Supply chain attacks increasingly exploit software dependency culture by compromising developers or package registries, enabling malicious code to propagate widely through trusted build pipelines. The escalation to industrial-scale, self-propagating malware, including state-aligned campaigns, demands integrated intelligence and development lifecycle controls for effective defence.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, Developer Tools and Security Infrastructure.
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Software builders have lost the perimeter; attackers now move through developers and package registries. You must act to integrate automated threat intelligence with your software lifecycle this week or risk widespread compromise.
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