Found means fixed: Reduce security debt at scale with GitHub security campaigns

Starting today, security campaigns are generally available for all GitHub Advanced Security and GitHub Code Security customers—helping organizations take control of their security debt and manage risk by unlocking collaboration between developers and security teams.

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Localhost dangers: CORS and DNS rebinding

What is CORS and how can a CORS misconfiguration lead to security issues? In this blog post, we’ll describe some common CORS issues as well as how you can find and fix them.

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GitHub found 39M secret leaks in 2024. Here’s what we’re doing to help

Every minute, GitHub blocks several secrets with push protection—but secret leaks still remain one of the most common causes of security incidents. Learn how GitHub is making it easier to protect yourself from exposed secrets, including today’s launches of standalone Secret Protection, org-wide scanning, and better access for teams of all sizes.

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Cybersecurity researchers: Digital detectives in a connected world

Discover the exciting world of cybersecurity research: what researchers do, essential skills, and actionable steps to begin your journey toward protecting the digital world.

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How to secure your GitHub Actions workflows with CodeQL

In the last few months, we secured 75+ GitHub Actions workflows in open source projects, disclosing 90+ different vulnerabilities. Out of this research we produced new support for workflows in CodeQL, empowering you to secure yours.

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