Security operations and remediation workflows with GitHub Advanced Security
Effective security operations require more than detecting vulnerabilities. In this module, you'll learn how to manage GitHub Advanced Security alerts through a structured lifecycle, prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities based on risk, establish governance for security decisions, and use automation such as Copilot Autofix and Dependabot. You'll also explore security metrics, CI/CD integration, and collaboration models that help development, security, and platform teams maintain a continuous remediation process across repositories.
Learning objectives
In this module, you'll learn to:
- Apply a standardized alert lifecycle model across secret scanning, code scanning, and supply chain security alerts
- Prioritize risk using CVE and CWE classifications and structured severity modeling
- Implement remediation workflows based on advisory severity
- Establish governance for alert dismissal and risk acceptance
- Operationalize Copilot Autofix using review and approval workflows
- Integrate continuous remediation patterns into CI/CD pipelines
- Track security metrics, SLA adherence, and overall security posture
- Establish collaboration models between developers and security teams for efficient triage and resolution
To begin managing vulnerabilities effectively, teams must understand how security alerts move through a structured lifecycle. In the next unit, you'll explore how GitHub Advanced Security alerts progress from detection through remediation and closure.
Prerequisites
- A GitHub account
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