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Protect Your Code with GitHub Security Features • Rob Bos • GOTO 2023
Protect your code with GitHub's free security features, including commit signing, vulnerability scanning, and more. Learn how to stay secure with GitHub's tools and best practices.
- Protect your code by using GitHub’s security features, which are free and available for public repositories.
- Commit signing allows you to verify the authenticity of commits and prevent unauthorized changes.
- GitHub offers a free security analysis tool that scans your code for vulnerabilities and provides actionable insights.
- Use Dependabolt to manage dependencies and keep your code up to date with the latest security patches.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for commits to prevent unauthorized access.
- Use CodeQL to analyze your code and identify potential security vulnerabilities.
- Set up GitHub Actions to automate manual processes and improve your security posture.
- Monitor your commit history to detect and prevent unauthorized changes.
- Utilize GitHub’s secret scanning feature to detect and prevent sensitive information exposure.
- Enable Dependable security alerts to receive notifications of potential security issues.
- Use the OWASP Top 10 to improve your understanding of common web application security risks.
- Consider using a YubiKey or other multi-factor authentication token to add an extra layer of security to your commits.
- Enable GitHub’s code scanning feature to identify potential security vulnerabilities in your code.
- Take advantage of GitHub’s free security features, including secret scanning, Dependable security alerts, and code scanning.
- Make sure to configure your environment correctly to ensure proper security settings are in place.