Dependency management in software projects, while seemingly easy at first glance, becomes complex when security is involved. Once you start using a few libraries, and those libraries have their own dependencies, you quickly find yourself managing hundreds, even thousands, of packages. This is where the issue of Dependency Security brings with it a fundamental question: "Should we stop the build, or just issue a warning?" Over the years, I've encountered this dilemma many times, both in large corporate projects and in my own side projects. Both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages. As a pragmatic systems engineer, what's important to me is to keep the risk at an acceptable level without completely killing development speed. In this post, I'll share the points I consider when making this decision and the experiences I've gained in the field. Why Does Dependency Security Constantly Cause Headaches? Dependencies in our projects are the libraries we use and their own dependencies.…