August 15, 2024 at 05:09AM GitHub has launched Copilot Autofix, an AI-powered vulnerability remediation feature. It offers fix suggestions for various security defects, helping developers to address bugs in their code faster. During the public beta, it was found that developers were fixing vulnerabilities more than three times faster than manually. It will be available … Read more
May 21, 2024 at 04:01PM The issue involves threat actors breaching AWS accounts by exploiting plaintext AWS authentication secrets leaked in Atlassian Bitbucket artifacts. Mandiant discovered this during an investigation and highlighted how seemingly secured data can be exposed in public repositories, jeopardizing security. Developers are cautioned to review artifacts and deploy code scanning to … Read more
March 21, 2024 at 08:15AM GitHub introduced the public beta of code scanning autofix, leveraging Copilot and CodeQL AI tools to spot and suggest fixes for vulnerabilities in JavaScript, Typescript, Java, and Python repositories. The feature aims to expedite bug resolution and lessen unaddressed vulnerabilities, benefitting both developers and security teams. It is now in … Read more
March 21, 2024 at 07:42AM GitHub announced the availability of a new feature called code scanning autofix for Advanced Security customers. It leverages CodeQL, Copilot, and OpenAI GPT-4 to provide code suggestions to fix vulnerabilities in JavaScript, Typescript, Java, and Python. The feature aims to assist developers by generating potential fixes and explanations in natural … Read more
March 20, 2024 at 02:57PM GitHub introduced a new AI-powered feature, Code Scanning Autofix, which automatically provides potential fixes for vulnerabilities in JavaScript, Typescript, Java, and Python. The feature aims to speed up vulnerability fixes, reduce security risks, and reclaim developers’ time. GitHub plans to expand language support and has also enabled push protection for … Read more
February 29, 2024 at 01:59PM GitHub has introduced push protection by default for all public repositories, preventing accidental exposure of secrets like access tokens and API keys during code pushes. The feature scans for over 200 token types and patterns from 180+ providers and allows users to remove or bypass detected secrets. Push protection is … Read more
November 10, 2023 at 07:59AM GitHub has introduced a new code scanning autofix feature as part of its Advanced Security program. The feature uses CodeQL, GitHub’s static-analysis scanner, to identify critical vulnerabilities in code and suggest fixes. This AI-powered tool aims to reduce developers’ time spent on fixing issues and improve the efficiency of vulnerability … Read more
November 8, 2023 at 12:15PM GitHub has announced the public preview of three new AI-powered features in GitHub Advanced Security. These features include AI-generated fixes for code alerts, identification of leaked passwords, and improved security overview dashboards. Additionally, GitHub released its Octoverse report, revealing a significant increase in developers building open source generative AI projects. … Read more