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Rhys Arkins

Rhys Arkins is Vice President of Product Management, responsible for developer solutions at Mend.io. He was the founder of Renovate Bot – an automated tool for software dependency updating, which was acquired by Mend.io in 2019. Rhys is particularly fond of automation and a firm believer in never sending humans to do a machine’s job.

Getting Started with Software Dependency Management

Discover the benefits of keeping your software dependencies up-to-date. Learn how to manage dependencies effectively.

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8 Considerations for Thwarting Malicious Packages

Learn how to protect your code from malicious packages with these eight considerations. Stay ahead of supply chain security threats.

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Five Key Application Security Best Practices and Benefits for Maintaining Up-to-Date Dependencies

Learn the five key application security best practices and benefits for maintaining up-to-date dependencies.

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Seven DevSecOps Best Practices: Challenges and How to Address Them

Learn about the seven best practices for DevSecOps and how to address challenges in securing software supply chains.

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Five Tips for Using SBOMs to Boost Supply Chain Security

Learn how to boost your supply chain security with Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) through five expert tips.

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Optimizing AppSec by Enhancing Integration with Jira

Enhance your AppSec by integrating with Jira. Learn how Mend’s new Jira Security integration can streamline your security processes.

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Spring4Shell: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Learn about the Spring4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2022-22965), its potential impact, and how to prepare your Java applications.

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Fixing the Log4j Vulnerability with Mend

Learn how to fix the Log4j vulnerability with Mend Renovate and Remediate. Keep your applications secure with automated dependency management.

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Welcome to Mend, Diffend!

Mend welcomes Diffend, an innovative software supply chain security service, to improve open source risk management.

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Renovating with Renovate

Rhys Arkins covers application security, dependency management, and open source audit. Learn how to automate dependency updates and more.

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Maven Update Dependencies Automatically

Learn how to automate updating Maven dependencies. Discover manual, CLI, and Renovate methods to keep your project up to date.

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Automatically Update cdnjs Dependencies

Automatically update cdnjs dependencies with Renovate’s new feature. Keep your web projects up-to-date effortlessly.

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Updating NPM Packages – The Definitive Guide

Learn why it’s crucial to keep dependencies updated and explore cutting-edge approaches to npm dependency management.

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Renovate is Now Part of Mend

Renovate is now part of Mend, offering free developer tools. Strengthened open source, free offerings.

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GO Modules Vulnerability Disclosure

Learn about the GO Modules Vulnerability Disclosure by Renovate, how the issue was resolved, and the improvements made to enhance security.

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Introducing Renovate’s “Master Issue”

Learn how Renovate’s “Master Issue” enhances repo visibility and control. Easily manage PRs, unblock issues, and improve your workflow.

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