GitHub Launches Free Secret Risk Assessment Tool

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The tool shows secret exposure across your organization.

GitHub has launched a free secret risk assessment tool, as part of recent changes to its Advanced Security offerings.

The free tool, which is now available in the Security tab, “gives admins and developers a clear view of where secrets are exposed across their organization” and offers actionable steps to better secure their environments.

The company has also unbundled GitHub Advanced Security to make the following tools available as standalone products:

  • GitHub Secret Protection: Detects and prevents secret leaks before they happen using push protection, secret scanning, AI-powered detection with low false-positive rate, security insights, and more. Available at $19/month per active committer.
  • GitHub Code Security: Helps identify and remediate vulnerabilities faster with code scanning, Copilot Autofix, security campaigns, Dependency Review Action, and more. Available at $30/month per active committer.

GitHub Team customers can purchase these products without a GitHub Enterprise subscription.

Learn more at GitHub.
 
 

 
 
 

04/08/2025

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