The article discusses the vulnerabilities in the npm supply chain and emphasizes the importance of securing software dependencies. It highlights insights from industry expert Brian Fox on how to mitigate risks associated with open-source components. The piece advocates for better practices and tools to enhance security in software development.

Go-over is a tool designed for auditing Erlang and Elixir dependencies in gleam projects, ensuring they are secure and up to date. While it supports various output formats and integrates with tools like Git and JavaScript, it currently does not monitor security advisories due to the newness of the gleam language. Users can configure caching, output formats, and ignore specific dependencies in their project's configuration file.