Update dependencies to address security vulnerabilities

[AlinChindea]

Part 1 -> #185

Overview

• running npm install found 9 vulnerabilities (5 moderate, 4 high)

Run npm audit fix

• updated 3 packages
• fixed 4 of 9 vulnerabilities
• 5 vulnerabilities required manual review and could not be updated

Enter resolutions

• npm does not natively support yarn resolutions
• npm-force-resolutions adds this functionality
• installed it and added it to package.json scripts as a pre-install feature

Run npm install

• 0 vulnerabilities :sun_with_face: :fireworks: :bear: :penguin:
• if need be, remove the node_modules before

All tests pass