GitHub is rolling out support for the free scanning of exposed secrets (such as credentials and auth tokens) to all public repositories on its code hosting platform. Secret scanning is a security ...

GitHub has announced that its enterprise-focused secret scanning tool for private repositories is now generally available. The Microsoft-owned code-hosting platform first debuted secret scanning for ...

The open source software development service has made it easier for developers using its public repositories to keep coding secrets and tokens close to the chest. Image: prima91/Adobe Stock ...

GitHub is making secrets scanning available for all public repositories and requiring all developers to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for their accounts. The ...

GitHub is investing in tools and educational measures meant to stop developers from leaking secrets. CSO Mike Hanley said the firm is continuing to develop tools that automatically scan for leaks. The ...

Exposing hard-coded credentials and sensitive secrets through public code repositories has been a major security risk for organizations for years, with over 10 million new instances of credential ...

Ever since they became a standard offering on a free tier, private GitHub repositories have become popular with developers. However, many developers become ...

Wiz has found threat actors exploiting GitHub tokens, giving them access to GitHub Action Secrets and, ultimately, cloud ...