Overview

GitHub Advanced Security empowers developers to easily fix security issues in real time, while giving security teams visibility and baked-in controls. This ensures that secure software is delivered quickly and efficiently. It integrates seamlessly into the developer workflow, providing tools to identify and remediate vulnerabilities directly within the development process.

Features

Code Scanning

• Automatically scans code for vulnerabilities.
• Provides actionable security insights directly in pull requests. Secret Scanning
• Detects secrets and sensitive data in your code.
• Alerts you to exposed secrets before they can be exploited. Dependency Review
• Analyzes dependencies for known vulnerabilities.
• Offers insights into the security impact of dependency changes. Security Overview
• Centralized dashboard for monitoring security status.
• Provides visibility into security issues across all repositories. Security Policies
• Enforce security policies across your organization.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices. Automated Remediation
• Suggests fixes for identified vulnerabilities.
• Automates the process of applying security patches.

Benefits

• Enhanced Security: Proactively identifies and mitigates security risks.
• Developer Efficiency: Integrates security into the development workflow, reducing context switching.
• Visibility and Control: Provides comprehensive visibility into security issues and compliance status.
• Faster Remediation: Automates the detection and fixing of vulnerabilities, speeding up the development process.