In the era of digital transformation, enterprises are increasingly dependent on software development tools while facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges, making code security an indispensable component of enterprise security strategies. GitHub Advanced Security, as the industry’s leading enterprise-grade security solution, not only helps development teams identify potential threats early in the development cycle but also seamlessly integrates with existing workflows to achieve true DevSecOps principles.
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What is GitHub Advanced Security?
GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) is an enterprise-grade code security solution specifically designed for GitHub Enterprise environments. It aims to protect every phase of the software development lifecycle by enabling real-time discovery and remediation of security vulnerabilities during development, making code security a core component of the development process.
As security requirements in GitHub Enterprise environments continue to evolve, GitHub Advanced Security was restructured in April 2025 into two specialized products:
- GitHub Secret Protection: Focuses on secret protection, including secret scanning, push protection, and risk assessment
- GitHub Code Security: Focuses on code security, providing CodeQL analysis, dependency scanning, and security overview
Core Features of GitHub Advanced Security
1. CodeQL: AI-Powered Static Code Security Analysis
CodeQL is the semantic analysis engine at the heart of GitHub Advanced Security, capable of discovering both known vulnerabilities and unknown security variants. It supports multiple programming languages, providing comprehensive code security protection.
2. Code Scanning
Code scanning enables developers to automatically detect security issues when pushing changes, ensuring no new vulnerabilities enter the code repository.
3. Secret Scanning
Secret scanning automatically detects whether code contains sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, and credentials, preventing secret information leakage.
4. Dependency Review
Through Dependabot functionality, it provides vulnerability alerts, automatic security updates, and dependency analysis, comprehensively protecting software supply chain security.
GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Advanced Security Pricing Plans
GitHub Advanced Security seamlessly integrates into existing GitHub Enterprise development workflows, providing continuous code security detection, pull request security reviews, and real-time security feedback to ensure enterprise-grade code security standards.
Currently, GitHub Advanced Security is not limited to GitHub Enterprise users—GitHub Team plan users can also purchase this code security service, allowing more enterprises to benefit from enterprise-grade code security protection. For GitHub Enterprise users, this also represents more flexible code security solution options.
GitHub Advanced Security: Safeguarding Code Security
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, code security is no longer an optional feature but essential infrastructure for enterprises. GitHub Advanced Security provides a comprehensive, user-friendly, and highly effective solution that helps development teams significantly enhance code security without compromising development efficiency, while providing comprehensive security assurance for the software development lifecycle.If you’re ready to adopt GitHub Advanced Security or want to learn more about GitHub solutions that fit your needs, contact us today to strengthen your development code security protection capabilities!
