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 recently expanded its secrets scanning capabilities to repositories containing PyPI and RubyGems registry secrets. The move helps protect millions of applications built by Ruby and Python ...

According to GitHub, it blocks several secrets such as passwords or API keys that are secured with push protection every minute. Nevertheless, secret leaks remain one of the most common causes of ...

Developers accidentally leaked 12.8 million secrets on public GitHub repositories in 2023, a 28% increase on the previous year, according to a new report from GitGuardian. The security vendor claimed ...

A new web app called Shhgit will scan the GitHub code repository and search for sensitive secrets, such as private crypto keys and passwords. On Oct. 17, programmer and security expert Paul Price ...

GhostAction attack stole 3,325 secrets from 327 GitHub accounts GitGuardian helped shut it down and alerted affected projects A separate NPM attack hit 2,000 accounts but was unrelated Thousands of ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the ongoing challenges DevOps professionals face when developing continuous integration ...

Hard coding credentials and pushing the code to GitHub is a common mistake that can lead to exposing sensitive info like Slack tokens or Amazon keys Every developer worth his or her salt knows better ...

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 ...