https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Software Supply Chain News feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/github-npm-actions-defaults/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Software+Supply+Chain-news <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/08/github-npm-actions-defaults/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1785830307506.jpg"/><p>GitHub consolidated the npm and Actions changes it shipped from March to July 2026 against supply chain attacks, several of which alter defaults rather than add options. Hacker News discussion focused less on the individual controls than on whether waiting periods are the right instrument, or a substitute for author-side package signing.</p> <i>By Steef-Jan Wiggers</i> github Continuous Delivery Open Source GitHub Actions Automation Software Supply Chain Security DevOps Development news Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/08/github-npm-actions-defaults/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Software+Supply+Chain-news Steef-Jan Wiggers 2026-08-08T07:45:00Z /news/2026/08/github-npm-actions-defaults/en