GH-500T00-A: GitHub Advanced Security

The GH-500T00-A: GitHub Advanced Security course is designed for professionals responsible for securing code repositories, managing vulnerabilities, and implementing enterprise-grade security strategies within GitHub environments. Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of GitHub’s advanced security features, including code scanning, secret scanning, dependency review, and automated vulnerability management, and how to integrate them into development workflows.

This course equips learners with the skills to identify, mitigate, and prevent security threats, enforce compliance policies, and implement security best practices across repositories and organisational projects. Emphasis is placed on real-world scenarios, automation, DevSecOps integration, and risk management, enabling teams to deliver secure software efficiently.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to proactively secure repositories, protect sensitive information, and integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring enterprise-level code integrity and compliance. This course is ideal for organisations aiming to implement DevSecOps practices and secure software supply chains.

Key Learning Outcomes:

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Implement GitHub Advanced Security features across repositories
• Perform automated code scanning and secret scanning
• Manage dependencies and identify vulnerabilities proactively
• Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Enforce security policies and compliance standards
• Monitor repository security and generate actionable reports
• Apply DevSecOps best practices to enterprise GitHub environments