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, ...

GitHub has introduced a new option to set up code scanning for a repository known as "default setup," designed to help developers configure it automatically with just a few clicks. While the CodeQL ...

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 ...