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Every Node.js project accumulates vulnerable dependencies. The npm registry holds over 2.5 million packages, and researchers found 454,000 malicious or vulnerable packages uploaded in 2025 alone.

After earning his customer service stripes in coffee and chocolate, Sage Baumbach has now passed the exam to become a certified cheese professional through the American Cheese Society.