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# Stop Running Mystery Meat in Production

Are you blindly deploying vulnerable mystery meat base images like node:latest? Stop the endless patching cycle by enforcing cryptographic attestation and strict Kubernetes admission policies.

- **Speakers:** [Jeroen van Erp](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@jeroen-van-erp)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Duration:** 24:12
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100479-stop-running-mystery-meat-in-production

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