Supply Chain Security

1. Overview

Fystack treats every dependency, artifact, and pipeline hop as a potential attack surface. Source pinning, SBOM validation, reproducible builds, and artifact signing help guarantee that what ships to production exactly matches audited source.

2. Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

Fystack employs multiple Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools to monitor supply chain and dependency security. These tools continuously analyze source code, dependencies, and build artifacts to identify potential vulnerabilities and security risks before they reach production.

Fystack Code Scanning Security

Fystack Code Scanning Security

3. Dependency Management

Fystack minimizes usage of dependencies if unnecessary. By reducing the dependency footprint, we decrease the attack surface and potential vulnerability exposure. Each dependency is carefully evaluated for necessity, security posture, and maintenance status before being included in the project.

4. Supply Chain Vulnerability Monitoring

Fystack uses a combination of tools to stay updated about supply chain vulnerabilities:

  • GitHub Code Scanning: Integrated into the development workflow to automatically scan code for security issues and vulnerabilities
  • Socket: Monitors dependencies for security vulnerabilities and suspicious package behavior in real-time
  • Snyk: Provides continuous monitoring and scanning of dependencies, containers, and infrastructure as code for known vulnerabilities

These tools work together to provide comprehensive coverage of the supply chain, alerting the security team immediately when new vulnerabilities are discovered.

5. Layered CI/CD Pipeline

Fystack has a layered CI/CD pipeline that checks code security and vulnerabilities for dependencies at multiple stages:

  • Pre-commit checks: Automated security scans before code is committed
  • Build-time validation: Dependency vulnerability scanning during the build process
  • Pre-deployment gates: Final security checks before artifacts are deployed
  • Post-deployment monitoring: Continuous monitoring of running applications

Each layer provides defense-in-depth, ensuring that vulnerabilities are caught early and prevented from reaching production environments.

6. Best Practices

Environment hardening, mandatory code review, and continuous dependency scanning ensure that the same security controls are maintained throughout the release process. All dependencies are pinned to specific versions, and SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) validation ensures complete transparency of what is included in each build.