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#8764
GitHub Advanced Security (GH-500)
Course 8764
- Duration: 1 day
- Language: English
- Level: Foundation
GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) plays a crucial role in enhancing the security posture of software development projects on GitHub. It provides a comprehensive set of tools and features designed to identify and address security vulnerabilities throughout the development lifecycle. By integrating security directly into the development process with GHAS, your team can build more secure and reliable software. The course will explore how to utilize GHAS to maximize security impact and understand GHAS and its role in the security ecosystem.
GitHub Advanced Security Workshop Delivery Methods
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GitHub Advanced Security Workshop Course Information
Course Benefits
- Master developer-first security workflows
Securely integrate scans and checks early—before code merges. - Gain visibility across your organization
Use GHAS dashboards to monitor security posture and manage vulnerabilities. - Protect your code and supply chain
Discover and remediate secrets, code flaws, and risky dependencies proactively. - Scale security with automation
Enforce policies and track trends effortlessly across teams and repos. - Prepare for GitHub Advanced Security certification
Build the knowledge needed to validate your expertise with GHAS.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with GitHub and basic software development workflows.
Participants should have experience with:
- Navigating GitHub repositories and organizations
- Working with pull requests, branches, and code reviews
- Basic understanding of DevOps or CI/CD practices
- (Optional but helpful) Exposure to security principles like static analysis, secret management, or dependency scanning
Exam Information
- This course prepares attendees for the GitHub Advanced Security certification.
- Highlight your code security knowledge with the GitHub Advanced Security certification. Validate your expertise in vulnerability identification, workflow security, and robust security implementation—elevating software integrity standards. Once achieved, the certification will be valid for two years.
GitHub Advanced Security Workshop Course Outline
Overview & Fundamentals
- Learn GHAS’s role in securing code, supply chain, and secrets during development.
- Understand cross-organizational visibility and curated security intelligence.
Core Security Features
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- Secret scanning and management
- Dependency review and supply chain insights
Integrating GHAS into Development Workflows
- Enable GHAS in repositories and organizations
- Configure security policies and automated scans
- Review and triage GHAS findings
Managing GHAS at Scale
- Assign roles, permissions, and licensing
- Use reporting dashboards to monitor vulnerabilities and trends
Best Practices & Governance
- Incorporate security into CI/CD pipelines
- Enforce security policies via code owners and branch protection
- Align with DevSecOps and compliance frameworks
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GitHub Advanced Security Workshop FAQs
This course in intended for students who want to understand and implement advanced security practices with the help of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS). They will learn how to significantly enhance software development processes and create a more resilient and secure development ecosystem using developer-first solutions to unlock the ability to keep code, supply chain, and secrets secure before you push to production. They will learn how GHAS gives security teams visibility into the cross-organizational security posture and supply chain and unparalleled access to curated security intelligence from millions of developers and security researchers around the world.
- DevOps Engineers & Security Engineers
Building or managing secure development pipelines using GitHub. - GitHub Administrators
Responsible for enabling, configuring, and governing GHAS across orgs. - Software Architects
Designing secure, compliant DevSecOps architectures. - Engineering Managers & Technical Leads
Looking to enhance team practices for code security and risk management.
Security-focused DevOps or engineering professionals, GitHub admins, and technical leads — especially those managing or implementing GHAS.
Basic familiarity with GitHub and development workflows helps, but the course is approachable for non-developers in security or ops roles too.
Static code scanning, secret scanning, dependency review, supply-chain visibility, policy enforcement, and security reporting dashboards.
Yes, including setup, configuration, licensing, CI/CD enforcement, triage, and scaling best practices.
Yes. It's a strong foundation for the GitHub Advanced Security certification from GitHub.