GitHub Advanced Security Part 2 of 2

  • Learning Path
  • 4 Modules

At a glance

Learn how to secure your code with advanced security features at every stage of your development lifecycle. GitHub Advanced Security is an add-on to GitHub Enterprise that allows you to use security features, such as secret scanning, code scanning, and dependency management on your private repositories.

In this learning path, you'll:

  • Gain an understanding of GitHub Advanced Security features
  • Obtain the skills to recognize, apply, and evaluate these features within your own GitHub environment

Prerequisites

  • A GitHub account
  • Basic understanding of GitHub fundamentals

Modules in this learning path

Identify security vulnerabilities in your codebase by using CodeQL

In this module, you learn about CodeQL and how you can use it to analyze the code in your GitHub repository and identify security vulnerabilities.

Code scanning with GitHub CodeQL

Learn how to use CodeQL, a powerful static analysis tool, to implement code scanning on GitHub.

GitHub administration for GitHub Advanced Security

Understand where GitHub Advanced Security fits in your software development lifecycle and how to enable and roll it out in your organization.

Manage sensitive data and security policies within GitHub

Familiarize yourself with GitHub's basic security tools, which prepare repositories for secure development and industry-standard response to threats.