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Package registry watchdog

Monitor package registries for suspicious updates in real-time.

Why now

Recent supply chain attacks show need for better detection.

Who for
Security teams
Business model
Enterprise subscriptions
Effort
A few weeks

Malicious package updates can slip through registry checks and infect thousands of projects.

Build a service that analyzes package updates for suspicious changes like new install scripts.

Sell to security-conscious enterprises and platform teams.

MVP could monitor just PyPI with basic heuristics.

Risk is false alarms creating alert fatigue.

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