GitHub Advanced Security (GH-500) Course
Our GitHub Advanced Security GH-500 Course is a 1-day, instructor-led training course for developers, security professionals and GitHub administrators who want to strengthen software security using GitHub Advanced Security. This GH-500 training course develops the skills needed to identify vulnerabilities, secure code, protect secrets and improve visibility across the software development lifecycle.
This GitHub Advanced Security course helps delegates understand how GHAS supports secure development by integrating security checks directly into GitHub repositories. Topics include Dependabot security updates, secret scanning, code scanning, CodeQL, identifying vulnerabilities in a codebase, GitHub Advanced Security administration, managing sensitive data and applying security policies within GitHub.

Course Schedule
1 day
8:00am - 4:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
1 day
9:00am - 5:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
1 day
9:00am - 5:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
Course Code: GH-500
Duration: 1 Day
Course Overview
Understand and implement advanced security practices with the help of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS).
GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) plays a crucial role in enhancing the security posture of software development projects on GitHub. It provides a comprehensive set of tools and features designed to identify and address security vulnerabilities throughout the development lifecycle. By integrating security directly into the development process with GHAS, your team can build more secure and reliable software. The course will explore how to utilize GHAS to maximize security impact and understand GHAS and its role in the security ecosystem.
Target Audience
This course in intended for students who want to understand and implement advanced security practices with the help of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS). They will learn how to significantly enhance software development processes and create a more resilient and secure development ecosystem using developer-first solutions to unlock the ability to keep code, supply chain, and secrets secure before you push to production. They will learn how GHAS gives security teams visibility into the cross-organizational security posture and supply chain and unparalleled access to curated security intelligence from millions of developers and security researchers around the world.
Course Content
Module 1: GitHub Advanced Security Part 1 of 2
- Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security
- Configure Dependabot security updates on your GitHub repository
- Configure and use secret scanning in your GitHub repository
- Configure code scanning on GitHub
Module 2: GitHub Advanced Security Part 2 of 2
- Identify security vulnerabilities in your codebase by using CodeQL
- Code scanning with GitHub CodeQL
- GitHub administration for GitHub Advanced Security
- Manage sensitive data and security policies within GitHub
Note - This course is delivered via our training partner Global Knowledge.

Course at a Glance
1 day
8:00am - 4:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
1 day
9:00am - 5:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
1 day
9:00am - 5:00pm (UK Time)
Online Live
£570 + VAT
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