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Enabling Secure Software Development in GitHub

Security is an often overlooked aspect of software development. This course will teach you how to use GitHub’s spectrum of security features to protect your repositories.

Intermediate
2h 4m
(4)

Created by Wes Higbee

Last Updated Jan 13, 2025

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Enabling Secure Software Development in GitHub

Security is an often overlooked aspect of software development. This course will teach you how to use GitHub’s spectrum of security features to protect your repositories.

Intermediate
2h 4m
(4)

Created by Wes Higbee

Last Updated Jan 13, 2025

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Don’t take code security for granted with GitHub repositories. In this course, Enabling Secure Software Development in GitHub, you’ll learn to secure your source code and mitigate vulnerabilities. First, you’ll explore using Dependabot to discover and fix vulnerable dependencies. Next, you’ll discover scanning for secrets and CodeQL for vulnerabilities, and controlling how users and systems access data via GitHub’s API. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure code security within an organization and across the enterprise. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of GitHub’s security features needed to protect your source code from development to production.

Enabling Secure Software Development in GitHub
Intermediate
2h 4m
(4)
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Wes Higbee
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Wes Higbee is passionate about helping companies achieve remarkable results with technology and software. He’s had extensive experience developing software and working with teams to improve how software is developed to meet business objectives. Wes launched Full City Tech to leverage his expertise to help companies delight customers.

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