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Safeguard articles tagged "github" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

30 articles

Tool Comparisons

Dependabot vs Renovate: Which Dependency Update Bot Should You Use?

A practical guide comparing Dependabot and Renovate for automated dependency updates, covering configuration flexibility, ecosystem support, and team workflows.

Jan 21, 20266 min read
Incident Analysis

Slack GitHub Repository Theft: Stolen Tokens and the Risks of Third-Party Integrations

In December 2022, Slack disclosed that stolen employee tokens were used to access private GitHub repositories. The breach highlighted the risks of token-based authentication in CI/CD pipelines.

Jan 20, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

GitHub Repository Security Settings Guide

Configure GitHub repository security settings for branch protection, secret scanning, dependency alerts, and code scanning.

Jan 19, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

GitHub Code Signing Bypass: When the Trust Anchor Fails

A vulnerability in GitHub's commit signature verification allowed attackers to forge signed commits. The flaw undermined the integrity guarantees that code signing is supposed to provide.

Jan 19, 20266 min read
How-To Guide

Setting Up Dependency Scanning on GitHub

A hands-on walkthrough for configuring automated dependency scanning in your GitHub repositories, from Dependabot alerts to custom CI workflows.

Jan 13, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

The GitHub Codespaces Security Model, Examined

GitHub Codespaces has gone GA and is about to become the dev environment standard. Here is a close read of its security model — including what it does not solve.

Jan 11, 20267 min read

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