Remote Course for GH-500: GitHub Advanced Security

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Description
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Target Audience
Certificates

GitHub Advanced Security equips learners with the knowledge and skills to integrate advanced security practices directly into the software development lifecycle. The course introduces GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) features, including secret scanning, code scanning, and dependency management, designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities before they impact production. Participants will explore how these tools strengthen compliance, reduce risk exposure, and improve collaboration between development, security, and DevOps teams.

Through a mix of conceptual learning and hands-on labs, learners will configure Dependabot updates, implement secret scanning, and apply CodeQL for automated code analysis. The course also covers governance strategies and enterprise-level administration, ensuring secure workflows across private repositories. Ideal for developers, security professionals, and administrators, this course provides a practical foundation for building resilient, compliant software using GitHub’s integrated security capabilities.

Contents:

Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security to explore GHAS features and best practices for securing repositories throughout the development lifecycle.
Managing Dependencies with Dependabot to configure automated security updates and maintain secure dependency management.
Secret Scanning and Protection to detect and prevent exposure of sensitive information by configuring and using secret scanning effectively.
Implementing Code Scanning with CodeQL to set up code scanning using CodeQL, GitHub Actions, and third-party tools for vulnerability detection.
Identifying Vulnerabilities with CodeQL to analyse codebases and uncover security risks using advanced static analysis techniques.
Administering GitHub Advanced Security to enable GHAS across your organisation, manage governance, and integrate security into your SDLC.
Managing Sensitive Data and Security Policies to apply repository-level security tools and enforce compliance for secure development practices.

This course is intended for DevOps engineers, security specialists, and administrators aiming to implement advanced security practices using GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS). It is suitable for those interested in configuring secret scanning, dependency management, and CodeQL-based code scanning. Recommended prerequisites include GitHub experience and familiarity with secure development workflows. The course provides hands-on expertise for securing repositories and managing vulnerabilities across the software supply chain.

GitHub Advanced Security, issued by Microsoft upon passing the official certification exam.

Description

Content

Contents:

Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security to explore GHAS features and best practices for securing repositories throughout the development lifecycle.
Managing Dependencies with Dependabot to configure automated security updates and maintain secure dependency management.
Secret Scanning and Protection to detect and prevent exposure of sensitive information by configuring and using secret scanning effectively.
Implementing Code Scanning with CodeQL to set up code scanning using CodeQL, GitHub Actions, and third-party tools for vulnerability detection.
Identifying Vulnerabilities with CodeQL to analyse codebases and uncover security risks using advanced static analysis techniques.
Administering GitHub Advanced Security to enable GHAS across your organisation, manage governance, and integrate security into your SDLC.
Managing Sensitive Data and Security Policies to apply repository-level security tools and enforce compliance for secure development practices.

Target Audience

Certificates

GitHub Advanced Security, issued by Microsoft upon passing the official certification exam.

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