Now, the widely used code-hosting platform is about to receive enhanced security and continuous threat monitoring from Microsoft Sentinel. The Redmond giant’s repository is receiving deeper integration with Microsoft’s Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform.
GitHub will a safer place thanks to the Sentinel
Yes, this new initiative actually allows Microsoft Sentinel to ingest GitHub audit logs, providing capabilities such as tracking for events, including new repository creation or deletion, and counts for the number of repository clones. Tracking the different activities in the company’s GitHub repository is of paramount importance, in order to identify suspicious events, and to have the ability to investigate anomalies in the environment. Sentinel’s customer base grew by 70% within a single year, and it currently has about 15,000 customers, according to Satya Nadella. The company’s online security arm is growing rapidly, and Nadella added that it has managed to earn revenue of more than $15 billion in the past 12 months. In the blog post, Microsoft also presented four different analytics rules: This security strategic move comes amid growing concerns about application security and the prevalence of insecure software supply chains. High-profile incidents have included the SolarWinds and Kaseya breaches, while overall attacks involving software supply chains surged by more than 300% in 2021, Aqua Security reported. Open-source vulnerabilities such as the widespread flaws in the Apache Log4j logging library and the Linux polkit program have underscored the issue. Recently, The Open Source Security Foundation announced a new project designed to secure the software supply chain, backed by $5 million from Microsoft and Google. What’s your take on this whole situation? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
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