mitigations.md

Mitigation Strategies Analysis for mamaral/onboard

Mitigation Strategy: Regularly Update onboard

• Description:

  1. Monitor for Updates: Regularly check the onboard GitHub repository (or your package manager's registry) for new releases and security advisories. Subscribe to release notifications if available.
  2. Review Release Notes: When a new version is released, carefully review the release notes to understand what changes are included, especially bug fixes and security patches related to onboard itself.
  3. Update Dependency: Use your package manager (e.g., npm, yarn, pnpm) to update the onboard dependency in your project to the latest version. For example, using npm update onboard or yarn upgrade onboard.
  4. Test Thoroughly: After updating, thoroughly test your application to ensure the update hasn't introduced any regressions or compatibility issues, specifically in areas where you use onboard functionality.

• List of Threats Mitigated:

  • Vulnerabilities in onboard Library (High Severity): Outdated versions may contain known security vulnerabilities within the onboard library itself that could be exploited.
  • Supply Chain Attacks targeting outdated onboard (Medium Severity): While less direct, using an outdated and vulnerable version of onboard could be a target in a supply chain attack.

• Impact:

  • Vulnerabilities in onboard Library: High risk reduction. Applying security patches in onboard is the most direct way to eliminate known vulnerabilities within the library.
  • Supply Chain Attacks: Medium risk reduction. Reduces the attack surface by ensuring onboard itself is up-to-date.

• Currently Implemented: No (Typically not proactively implemented in many projects unless using automated dependency update tools).

• Missing Implementation:

  • Development Workflow
  • CI/CD Pipeline (Consider adding automated dependency update checks or reminders specifically for onboard)

Mitigation Strategy: Dependency Scanning (for onboard)

• Description:

  1. Choose a Scanning Tool: Select a dependency scanning tool that can specifically scan your project's dependencies, including onboard. Options include npm audit, yarn audit (for Node.js projects), or more comprehensive security scanning tools.
  2. Integrate into Development Workflow: Integrate the chosen scanning tool into your development workflow, ideally within your CI/CD pipeline.
  3. Run Scans Regularly: Configure the tool to run dependency scans automatically on a regular basis (e.g., with each build, commit, or scheduled). Ensure it scans for vulnerabilities in onboard specifically.
  4. Review Scan Results: Regularly review the scan results to identify any reported vulnerabilities specifically in onboard or its direct dependencies.
  5. Remediate Vulnerabilities: Prioritize and remediate identified vulnerabilities in onboard by updating to patched versions or exploring alternative solutions if necessary.

• List of Threats Mitigated:

  • Vulnerabilities in onboard Library (High Severity): Proactively identifies known vulnerabilities within the onboard library before they are exploited.
  • Vulnerabilities in onboard's Direct Dependencies (Medium Severity): Identifies vulnerabilities in libraries that onboard directly depends on, which could indirectly affect your application through onboard.
  • Supply Chain Attacks (Medium Severity): Early detection of compromised or vulnerable versions of onboard in the supply chain.

• Impact:

  • Vulnerabilities in onboard Library: High risk reduction. Provides early warning and allows for timely patching of onboard itself.
  • Vulnerabilities in onboard's Dependencies: Medium risk reduction. Reduces the risk from indirect vulnerabilities coming through onboard's dependencies.
  • Supply Chain Attacks: Medium risk reduction. Increases visibility into the security of the onboard dependency.

• Currently Implemented: No (Dependency scanning focused on onboard specifically might not be implemented, even if general scanning is present).

• Missing Implementation:

  • CI/CD Pipeline (Specific configuration to focus on onboard if needed)
  • Development Workflow (as a regular practice, specifically for onboard updates)

Mitigation Strategy: Review track Function Customizations (Data Sensitivity via onboard)

• Description:

  1. Audit track Calls: Carefully review all instances in your codebase where you use the onboard.track() function.
  2. Examine Event Properties: For each track call, meticulously examine the properties you are including in the event data that are passed through onboard.
  3. Identify Sensitive Data: Determine if any of the properties being tracked via onboard inadvertently contain sensitive user data (PII, personal data, confidential information) that should not be tracked or sent to your analytics endpoint through this library.
  4. Remove or Anonymize Sensitive Data: If sensitive data is found being tracked via onboard, either remove it from the tracked properties or implement anonymization techniques before passing it to the track function. Ensure data minimization principles are followed in the context of onboard usage.
  5. Document Data Tracking (via onboard): Maintain clear documentation of what data is being tracked by onboard, including the purpose and justification for each tracked event and property that are configured through onboard.

• List of Threats Mitigated:

  • Accidental Data Leakage via onboard (Medium to High Severity): Unintentionally tracking and exposing sensitive user data through analytics due to how onboard is configured and used.
  • Privacy Violations (Medium to High Severity): Collecting and processing user data via onboard in a way that violates privacy regulations or user expectations.

• Impact:

  • Accidental Data Leakage via onboard: High risk reduction. Directly prevents the unintentional tracking of sensitive information through the onboard library.
  • Privacy Violations: High risk reduction. Ensures data collection via onboard aligns with privacy principles and regulations.

• Currently Implemented: No (Often overlooked or not systematically reviewed after initial implementation, specifically regarding data passed to onboard).

• Missing Implementation:

  • Development Workflow (Code review process, specifically for onboard usage)
  • Data Governance Policies (Documentation and review of data tracked via onboard)

Mitigation Strategy: Code Review of onboard Integration

• Description:

  1. Include onboard Integration in Code Reviews: Make it a standard practice to include the code specifically related to onboard integration in your regular code review process.
  2. Focus on Security Aspects of onboard Usage: During code reviews, specifically focus on security aspects of how onboard is being used, such as:
     • Correct and secure usage of the track function.
     • Data being tracked through onboard and its sensitivity.
     • Proper error handling related to onboard interactions.
     • Configuration of onboard and any related settings within your application code.
  3. Involve Security-Conscious Developers: Ensure that developers involved in code reviews are aware of security best practices and potential security implications specifically related to using third-party libraries like onboard for analytics tracking.

• List of Threats Mitigated:

  • Implementation Errors in onboard Usage (Medium Severity): Catches potential errors in how onboard is implemented in your application, which could lead to security vulnerabilities or data leakage related to analytics tracking.
  • Configuration Mistakes of onboard (Medium Severity): Identifies misconfigurations of onboard within your application code that might weaken security or privacy.
  • Accidental Introduction of Vulnerabilities (Low Severity - related to onboard usage): Reduces the chance of unintentionally introducing vulnerabilities through incorrect or insecure usage of the onboard library in your application.

• Impact:

  • Implementation Errors in onboard Usage: Medium risk reduction. Improves code quality and reduces the likelihood of security-related bugs specifically in the onboard integration.
  • Configuration Mistakes of onboard: Medium risk reduction. Ensures onboard is configured securely and as intended within your application's context.
  • Accidental Introduction of Vulnerabilities: Low risk reduction (preventative measure). Reduces the overall risk of introducing vulnerabilities through the integration of onboard.

• Currently Implemented: Yes (Code review should be a standard practice in development).

• Missing Implementation: N/A (Code review process should already exist, but needs to explicitly include onboard integration in its scope and focus on security aspects related to library usage and configuration). Ensure it's consistently applied to all code interacting with onboard.