GH-500 GitHub Advanced Security Training Course
Length
1 day / 1 week
Price
$799
Days
Mon - Fri
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Why Choose This Course
GH-500: GitHub Advanced Security is an instructor-led training designed for professionals who want to secure their software development lifecycle using GitHub’s advanced security features. This course focuses on integrating security directly into development workflows, enabling teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities early. You will learn how to configure and use GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) tools such as secret scanning, code scanning with CodeQL, and dependency management with Dependabot.
The training covers best practices for managing sensitive data, enforcing security policies, and responding to alerts effectively. Participants will explore how to interpret scan results, customize scanning behavior, and integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Administrative aspects such as managing permissions, configuring organization-level security settings, and monitoring security posture are also included.
Aligned with the Microsoft Certified: GitHub Advanced Security credential, this course prepares you for the GH-500 exam. It is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and administrators seeking to strengthen application security and governance in GitHub environments. A certificate of course attendance is included.
Prerequisites
Exam
Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s).
- Exam GH-500: GitHub Advanced Security.
Books
- GH-500 course material included.
Delivery
- Live virtual online training attend in real-time from anywhere
Skills Gained
- Describe GitHub Advanced Security features and functionality
- Configure and use secret scanning with push protection
- Enable and manage code scanning using CodeQL
- Interpret and act on security alerts
- Configure Dependabot for dependency management
- Generate and review Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- Customize scanning behavior and exclusions
- Manage permissions and access for security features
- Integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines
- Use GitHub Actions to automate security workflows
- Apply best practices for vulnerability management
- Monitor and audit security posture using Security Overview
- Respond to alerts and implement corrective measures
- Configure organization-level security policies
- Manage sensitive data and secrets securely
- Analyze CodeQL scan results and triage issues
- Enforce compliance and governance across teams
- Implement dependency review and license checks
- Use GitHub Advanced Security API for automation
- Troubleshoot scanning and alerting issues
Audience
- DevOps engineers, software developers, security analysts, and administrators responsible for securing GitHub repositories and workflows.
Course Schedule & Pricing
Choose the schedule that fits your life — all options include full course materials & certification support
Full-time immersion for rapid certification readiness.
Balance your career while you upgrade your skills.
Maximum flexibility for busy working professionals.
Outline
- Introduction to GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS)
- Security Overview and GHAS architecture
- Secret scanning fundamentals and push protection
- Configuring secret scanning for private repositories
- Code scanning concepts and CodeQL basics
- Setting up code scanning workflows with GitHub Actions
- Managing and interpreting CodeQL results
- Dependency management with Dependabot
- Generating and reviewing SBOM
- Configuring dependency review and license policies
- Managing alerts and notifications
- Customizing scanning behavior and exclusions
- Organization-level security settings and governance
- Permissions and access management for GHAS features
- Integrating GHAS into CI/CD pipelines
- Automating security workflows with GitHub Actions
- Using GHAS API for advanced automation
- Monitoring security posture with dashboards
- Best practices for vulnerability remediation
- Troubleshooting GHAS configurations and alerts
- Preparing for GH-500 certification exam
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