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As it turns out, so-called web3 can depend heavily on good old web1 security. “Supply chain integrity means every link in the chain,” said Dan Guido, the founder of Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity company that specializes in cryptocurrency and smart contracts audits. “Badger clearly thought through parts of their development and deployment process, using simple and secure tools like Github and a single-page web application. However, success for supply chain integrity requires perfection, and instantly accurate security monitoring. If Cloudflare is ultimately responsible for serving content to users, then it needs the same, carefully thought out security procedures. IT security still matters, and in many ways matters even more for blockchain companies.”The BadgerDAO hack even caught the attention of mainstream security professionals. Matthew Green, a cryptography and computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University, wrote on Twitter that “it’s funny how little computer security people know about the [decentralized applications] ecosystem. It’s like they’re living in the hotel from The Shining and they have no idea what’s going down in Room 237.”Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, CYBER. Subscribe to our new Twitch channel.As it turns out, so-called web3 can depend heavily on good old web1 security.