Thousands of secrets are accidentally leaked in public repositories every day, leaving individuals and entire organizations exposed to malicious attacks, data loss, and damage to brand reputation. GitHub is working towards a world where these types of leaks wouldn't happen.
In this session with Courtney Claessens, senior product manager at GitHub, you'll hear about the efforts GitHub has taken to prevent more than 100,000 secrets from being leaked since the start of the calendar year—all without developer setup. Join Courtney to learn more about how this work increases the security of the open source community and your enterprise.
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Keep your secrets secret: How GitHub prevented 100K+ public leaks in 2024
, Senior Product Manager, GitHub
Session Type: Product Demo
Key Takeaway 1: See how plain text credentials can easily be compromised.
Key Takeaway 2: Discover the impact of secret scanning on the security posture of open source.
Key Takeaway 3: Discover how secret scanning for public repositories, and open source, can positively impact enterprise customers.
Topic: Open Source, Security, Vulnerability Detection
Target Audience: Open Source Developers or Maintainers, Security Professionals, Security Leadership
Industry: Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Applicable to all
Level: Level 100: Introductory
GitHub Product: Advanced Security
Delivery Format: In-person