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Socket rolls out wrapper to defend devs against bad packages
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The npm registry, operated by NPM, hosts software packages for the JavaScript ecosystem.
Developers often ignore audit warning messages, especially if automated resolution doesn't work.
Npm audit, a vulnerability scanning command in the npm command line interface (CLI) is now available as a tool that developers can install on their machines.
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