In internal meeting, Microsoft execs share a plan to ward off AI coding rivals by overhauling GitHub

"GitHub is just not the place anymore where developers are storing code," one top Microsoft executive warned.
ZDNet

GitHub rolls out new Code Scanning security feature to all users

Code-hosting website GitHub is rolling out today a new security feature named Code Scanning for all users, on both paid and free accounts. GitHub says the new Code Scanning feature "helps prevent ...
ZDNet

GitHub: Now our built-in bug checker gets these third-party code-scanning tools

GitHub has released a host of third-party security tools for its just-launched code-scanning feature, which helps open-source projects nix security bugs before they hit production code. GitHub Code ...
DataBreachToday

GitHub Copilot Chat Flaw Let Private Code Leak Via Images

A now-patched flaw in GitHub Copilot Chat could have allowed attackers to steal private source code and secrets by embedding ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Scientists develop end-to-end encryption for git services

From large technology corporations to startups, from computer science students to indie developers, using git services is as ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

The world's most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

Nowadays data breaches aren't rare shocks—they're a weekly drumbeat. From leaked customer records to stolen source code, our ...
Wired

How Will Microsoft Handle GitHub's Controversial Code?

After a weekend of rumors, Microsoft officially announced Monday that it will acquire the code repository site GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock. The platform is an important resource for some 28 ...