GitHub Advanced Security will help automatically spot potential security problems in the world's biggest open source platform.

Recent cybersecurity threats such as Log4Shell have sparked interest in public-private partnerships to secure open-source software.

GitHub has put the final touches on its Arctic Code Vault with a nearly 1.5 tonne steel box covered in AI-generated etchings that aim to entice future generations to explore it. GitHub initially ...

Other ways GitHub is helping protect open-source software is through automated security updates and token scanning. “Securing the world’s open source software is a daunting task.

Programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick has sued Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI, alleging that GitHub's Copilot violates the terms of open-source licenses and infringes the rights of code authors.

Microsoft-owned GitHub, the world's largest platform for open-source software, has found that 17% of all vulnerabilities in software were planted for malicious purposes.

Government IT offices now have access to a vast range of open source software resources and developers since GitHub gained FedRAMP operating authority for its Enterprise Cloud, according to a new ...

Software Freedom Conservancy, a not-for-profit organization that provides support and legal services for open source software projects, has called on the open source community to ditch GitHub ...

Another open source advocate has decried GitHub Copilot, even calling for organizations to leave the open source code repository platform that spawned the artificial intelligence-driven tool. GitHub ...

Now, pretty much everyone hosts their open source projects on GitHub, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and even Microsoft---once the bete noire of open source software.

How did the Open Source community react to GitHub’s Open Source Guides, in your view? We had high hopes for the guides, and the initial response has exceeded our expectations.