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The package firewall tag on WindowsForum.com follows discussion of GitHub's package firewall, a public preview feature aimed at stopping software supply-chain attacks that trigger during package installation rather than when package code later runs. The tagged thread explains how these attacks can harvest credentials on CI/CD hosts or developer workstations without executing the package itself, and frames the firewall as a gatekeeper for the npm ecosystem. Coverage centers on enterprise cloud protection, the familiar risks of installing untrusted dependencies, and how the feature screens packages before they reach build systems or developer machines.
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    GitHub Package Firewall Public Preview: npm Supply Chain Protection for Enterprise Cloud

    GitHub has put a package firewall into public preview. It is meant to stop a nasty class of supply-chain attack: malware that does its damage when a package is installed, not when the package's code later runs. GitHub says these attacks harvest credentials on CI/CD hosts or developer...
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