Socket

Socket detects and blocks malicious packages before they hit your codebase. Founded in 2021 by Feross Aboukhadijeh—a prolific open source developer who's shipped billions of downloads through StandardJS and WebTorrent—Socket tackles a real problem: 90% of modern codebases run on open source, but traditional security tools are too slow and disrupt developer workflows.

They analyze dependency behavior in real time and catch over 100 zero-day attacks every week across npm, PyPI, Cargo, and other major registries. No reactive alerts that pile up—Socket blocks threats before your team even installs them. You get protection without the friction.

The team is lean, security-obsessed, and backed by heavy hitters: Ryan Dahl (Node.js), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), and CISOs from Google Cloud, Palantir, and OpenAI. They trust Socket because it actually works—no false positives, no slowing down your deploys.

Remote-first company with quarterly offsites to recharge. They value urgency, transparency, and ability to grow. If you're an engineer anywhere in APAC who ships code, Socket is the difference between a supply chain compromise and sleeping soundly.