Microsoft has open-sourced CodeQL queries that developers can use to scan source code for malicious implants matching the SolarWinds supply-chain attack. In December, it was disclosed that threat ...

GitHub’s CodeQL is a robust query language originally developed by Semmle that allows you to look for vulnerabilities in the source code ...

One year after acquiring software security scanning specialist Semmle, and following a successful five-month beta process, GitHub is making its CodeQL code scanning capabilities available publicly, ...

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 ...

Why it matters: What if companies and independent software developers could spot security flaws in their programs before releasing them to the public? GitHub now has a tool that can help them do just ...

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CodeQL, a semantic code analysis engine and query tool for finding security vulnerabilities across a codebase, has been made available for free by GitHub for anyone to use in research or to analyze ...

GitHub enhanced its platform today with the launch of a capability called GitHub code scanning that can automatically find security issues in developers’ software projects. The addition will not only ...

GitHub now allows developers to scan their code for the “default setup” repository, hopefully helping them to spot any security issues before they escalate. With this new feature, Github says ...

GitHub has unveiled the new "default setup" option to enable automated scanning of vulnerabilities in code within repositories, BleepingComputer reports. While default setup only currently supports ...